Prayer for expectant mothers

[kdd]

Does anyone have a short, simple prayer for expectant mothers? My pro-life group wants to put one on a holy card for our grade school students to pray each day.

Thanks

 

[Margaret33]

Does anyone have a short, simple prayer for expectant mothers? My pro-life group wants to put one on a holy card for our grade school students to pray each day.

Thanks

I’m sorry no one has answered you so far. You may have already found what you needed, but just in case you haven’t…

Most of the prayers for expectant mothers are to St Gerard and St Ann, and they are for the recitation of the expectant mother, so they wouldn’t be appropriate in this case. Below is a prayer from the back of an old holy card I have in my collection with St. Gerard Majella on the front, which probably isn’t available commercially any longer:

Prayer for Respect of Life

St. Gerard Majella, women the world over have adopted you as their patron in the joys and fears of childbearing. Today we invoke your intercession for the pro-life movement. Pray that all will look upon human life as a gift from God, not as an unwanted burden to be destroyed. Assist the efforts of those on earth who are enlisted in the crusade of promoting the dignity and value of all human life, particularly the unborn.
This we ask through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Margaret

 

[Margaret33]

Was in a rush in my first post and neglected to leave off some important info: On the front of the card with St. Gerard’s picture/name is the name/address of the League of St. Gerard.

I looked them up on the web after posting and found a few organizations by that name, some in Canada and there may be more elsewhere. The one on the card has a website at:
mission.liguori.org/redemptorists/saints/majella/league.htm

You can find their mission statement and other info there, as well as sign up to have a membership package mailed to you, items included below:

Members Receive:

* Certificate
* Aluminum medal of St. Gerard
* Wallet-size picture of St. Gerard
* Prayer leaflet
* Booklet Gerard Majella
* Subscription to St. Gerard Newsletter
* Each week the sacred liturgy of the Mass is offered in honor of St. Gerard for all league members and their petitions.

How to Enroll Yourself or Another:

* You can enroll yourself or anyone else in the League of St. Gerard.
* EACH ENROLLMENT $7.00
* (If you cannot afford this fee; you may still participate as a member.)

Request enrollment and send mailing address to liguori@liguori.org or write us at:

League of St. Gerard
The Redemptorists
One Liguori Drive
Liguori, MO 63057-9999

Hope this has been of some help to you…

Margaret