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My step father called me recently and told me that a friend of my sisters’ told him that my sister is pregnant and considering abortion. Sis has been living a wild lifestyle since high school and she is 26. I don’t know for sure what to do, other than pray. Any advice? My husband says to come right out and ask her but she would just be dishonest about it if she didn’t want us to know. Please pray.
Jayla
 
Today I have stood with you beneath the Cross
And felt more certainly than ever before,
That you became our Mother beneath the Cross.
How faithfully an earthly mother strives
To fulfil her dying son’s last wish.
But you were the handmaid of the Lord.
Subduing wholly your own life and being
To the life and being of God incarnate.
You have taken your own to your heart
And with your heart bleeding from bitter sorrow
Have purchased for each one of us new life.
You know us all, our wounds and our defacement.
But you know also the heavenly radiance
In which your Son’s love eternally bathes us.
And so you carefully direct our footsteps.
You find no pain too great to bring us to our goal
So those whom you have chosen for companions,
To stand beside you at the eternal throne
Must stand beside you here beneath the Cross
And with hearts bleeding from bitter sorrow
Purchase heavenly radiance for the precious souls
With whom the Son of God entrusted you,

saint Teresa Benedicta pray for this intention.:blessyou:
 
Praying that you can talk to your sister about her situation so you can encourage her to protect the life of her baby. If she only knew how painful abortions are to the child and how psychologically damaging they are to the mother she would be able to change her mind about having an abortion. Praying that you talk to your sister about abortion even if she doesn’t admit to wanting to have one. May the Lord give you his words to speak to your sister and soften her heart to your words. May your sister see how gravely wrong is abortion and change her mind about wanting to have one. Amen.
 
Hail Mary, full of Grace
the Lord is with Thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners,
now, and at the hour of our death.
Amen :gopray:
 
Heavenly Father,
as we come before you today,
we pray that you would just touch
and anoint all those who have had
an abortion or are thinking of having one.
Let us all realize that you make no
mistakes and we are created in your
image with our own uniqueness.
Lord, we pray that you would just touch
these souls and make yourself real to them.
In Jesus name I pray.
Amen
 
Prayers offered, Jayla! :gopray: Please, God, bring your daughter back to you, with baby in her arms. Thank You. Amen.
 
Dear Lord Jesus Christ, grant the grace to this young woman to carry this child to term. Help her to see how precious life is, and enable her to make the right decision. Dear Blessed Mother, I place this young woman and child in your Immaculate Heart. May God be glorified!
 
Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with you
Blessed art thou amoungst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and on the hour of our death.
Amen.

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My step father called me recently and told me that a friend of my sisters’ told him that my sister is pregnant and considering abortion. Sis has been living a wild lifestyle since high school and she is 26. I don’t know for sure what to do, other than pray. Any advice? My husband says to come right out and ask her but she would just be dishonest about it if she didn’t want us to know. Please pray.
Jayla
Jayla,

It is always good to pray, but then there are times that call for action. Perhaps it is through that action that God works through us to answer our prayers.

You are afraid that your sister will be dishonest. But, you don’t really know until you ask her. And, even if she denies her pregnancy, you can still assure her that you are there for her. Let her know that if she were ever in a situation where she became pregnant that you hope she would never consider destroying her baby. There are better solutions…

Jayla, the life of your niece/nephew hangs in the balance. I am praying for the Holy Spirit to give you the courage to confront your sister and to speak the words that will touch your sister’s heart…
 
Speak to her, and let her know how you feel. Even if she denies it and then (sadly) proceeds with the abortion, then at least you will know that you did your part to protect the life of your unborn niece/nephew. You obviously are a good person, and so I trust that you when you speak to her you will do so as Our Father in heaven would ----- with love and compassion.

Heavenly Father, thank You for looking down upon this family and providing them all with Your Holy Aide during this very difficult period. Thank You Father for moving this Jaylle’s sister’s heart in Your direction, and for providing her with the help that she will need. Amen.
 
I’m dealing with a similar situation right now. Here’s what I did:

Go find your local pro-life pregnancy center and call them. Find the name of a counselor and then get the name and number to the girl considering abortion. Tell her if she has any doubts at all to call the counselor to talk it out.

I’m still waiting to hear back…

I’ll pray for you and her!
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These might be helpful:

Pro-Life Facts
Novena to End Abortion - Everyone could pray this together for you 🙂
 
Abortion is normally wrong, of course, but there are those rare times when it might be the ‘lesser evil’.
Code:
Let me share a situation with which I am acquainted.

A woman was told by her doctor that if she became pregnant again she would run the risk of dying, and her new baby, also. As good Catholics, she and her husband carefully followed the approved birth control method, avoiding the temptation to use articifial birth control. It didn't work. She became pregnant again. The doctor reaffirmed his dire prediction, how another baby could mean that she and the baby would die.

 Add this other factor. She already had six children, none over 12 years old. Her husband began to urge her to have an early abortion. He spoke out of deep love, of how so many lives would be devastated if she died. A grieving widower, six motherless children, her sorrowful parents, etc. They went to confer with their priest. He insisted that she trust God and warned her that abortion was a grave sin with dire consequences both in this life and the next. They decided against an abortion. She and the baby died. The father now hates the Catholic Church and he and the children have become active in a Protestant church.

  In such a situation, honestly, I think it had to be a decision made by the parents and their doctor. Neither route was a good route, but they had only two choices - to abort or risk death. God is merciful, and unborn babies who die, most of them by miscarriage (by the way), surely live in some sort of paradise. And I've often wondered re miscarriages. Is it God's love that brings about miscarriages to save parents and babies from heavy burdens that come from malformed or otherwise critically handicapped little ones? Just asking.

  God guide and bless all those who are confronted with such difficult moral decisions. Meanwhile, Matt. 7:1.
 
Lord, Please touch this young woman’s heart. Help her to understand that she is carrying a real baby, a real child to help her make a decision to give that child life. In Jesus’ name.
 
I agree with the last poster. Approach her kindly & gently. Clearly she is a troubled girl. I think the best bet is go to her prepared with some information about OTHER options (there are WONDERFUL services that are pro-life to help women exactly like her.) that you can leave with her…phone numbers & addresses of sources that can help her, so even if she denies it, you can leave it with her so she can review it on her own time. I’m not sure how committed to her you are but if you are willing to offer your personal help through this time (a place to stay, if you are a Mom yourself, offer her advice about pregnancy & say you’ll be there for her through the birth…DEFINITELY discuss adoption with her…the best hope yet is to get her an ultrsound…they say like 80% of people thinking about abortion will change their mind after seeing their baby in an ultrsound…if there is a way to get her to maybe YOUR doctor or something…it may help…alot.) God bless you & your family during this difficult time. Pray the rosary as much as you can!
 
Holy Mother Mary we pray for guidance for Jayla’s sister

Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
 
My step father called me recently and told me that a friend of my sisters’ told him that my sister is pregnant and considering abortion. Sis has been living a wild lifestyle since high school and she is 26. I don’t know for sure what to do, other than pray. Any advice? My husband says to come right out and ask her but she would just be dishonest about it if she didn’t want us to know. Please pray.
Jayla
Tell your sister you love her and you would like to help her if she is in need and indeed pregnany.Tell her you will help support her and the baby and pray as you have said.We all join you in prayers God bless

Our Blessed Lady your prayers are most powerful before all others I ask your intercession for this young lady who may be pregnant and fallen into the wrong life style.We ask you to intercede for the baby she may be carrying Amen

Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen
 
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women and
blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
 
Our Blessed Lady your prayers are most powerful before all others I ask your intercession for this young lady who may be pregnant and fallen into the wrong life style.We ask you to intercede for the baby she may be carrying Amen

Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen
 
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