Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

In the
chapel resides  the “Immaculate Heart of
Mary “ book, in which the parents place the names of their children. Here is
our prayer to her:

Oh Immaculate Heart of Mary,

Mother of Mercy,

You trusted God and opened yourself to
receive the graces

you needed to bear Jesus your son, Our
merciful Savior.

In our ignorance and lack of faith we
rejected

the graces we needed to bear our
children.

Now we know that the graces were always
there for us,

We were just too fearful to open ourselves
to receive them.

Mary, we are sorry for the lack of trust
and selfishness

That caused us to abort our children

And although we know we have been
forgiven by your Son

It does not diminish the wrong we have
done but

Instead magnifies the love and mercy
offered to us by 

Jesus who is mercy Himself.

We know our children are in your care

Held by the same arms that held the baby
Jesus

And loved by your Immaculate Heart.

Keep us safe beneath your mantle Mary

And lead us always to your Son

That through your Immaculate Heart we
may come

To the Sacred Heart of Jesus

And share eternal life with our children

Praising God forever for the mercy and
love

He
has shown us.

Amen.