Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

This is a statute of St Joseph I have in my room. I have for years, placed my sons, (all 3) under his protection, asking him to care for them as he cared for Jesus.

If you notice, he has another baby in his arms, for me it symbolizes Joshua, my aborted son. It has been there for about 20 years.

As we celebrate the Feast of St Joseph, let us entrust our families to his care. May we also pray for all the "dads" in our lives, even the dads of our aborted babies.

Here is the meditation that will be used at our "Gathering" today with post abortive women..you may want to consider it.

Gathering

Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a

Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.
Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ.

Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
but before they lived together,
she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,
yet unwilling to expose her to shame,
decided to divorce her quietly.
Such was his intention when, behold,
the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
“Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
For it is through the Holy Spirit
that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins.”
When Joseph awoke,
he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him
and took his wife into his home.

As we celebrate the Feast of St Joseph it is an opportunity to pray about the father of our unborn children and look at the ways we may have failed each other. We do not do this to judge or blame, but to understand what happened in order for us to heal

• In what ways was the father of your unborn child like Joseph?
• In what ways did he fail to be there for  you ?
• What was your role in the relationship with this person?
• If you have, how have you reconciled this relationship
• If not, why? Do you harbor resentment or guilt?
•  Do you pray for the father of your unborn child?