Day 6 - For Families

Meditation: In God’s loving plan of salvation, families were entrusted with the special responsibility of bringing new life into the world. God’s gift of human sexuality as well as a husband’s and wife’s love for each other become an invitation to become co-creators, with God, in new life. The use of artificial contraception is a rude rejection of this invitation. Using God’s gift of human sexuality outside of marriage, is a rejection of His plan of salvation. Both lead, inevitably, to the rejection of new life itself in abortion.

Prayer: O Mary, Queen of Families, it was through your intercession at the wedding feast at Cana that your Son’s public ministry began. Accept our prayers for families. Intercede for us with your Son and ask for the graces we need to use our human sexuality only in ways that bring honor and glory to God.

Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary, one Glory Be

Recite the Memorare: REMEMBER, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

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