Pro-Life Novena
La Visitation by Philippe de Champaigne From a pamphlet published (with a Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur) by Youth for Life, an Austrian organization: First day: For the recognition of man in the image of God God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. (Gen. 1:27) Let us pray. Eternal Father, You have created man in Your own image and breathed into him an immortal soul. You Son has offered up His life for the salvation of each on of us. Grant that the world may recognize that You are the origin and ground of human dignity. For Your sake, may they come to love, honor and protect the life of every human being -- from the first moment of their conception until their natural death. We ask this in the name of Christ, our Lord. Amen. Second day: For the recognition of the family as the basic unit of society And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. (Luke 2:17) Let u