Virtual Novena – Night 1

Thank you for joining us for night #1 of the Knights of Columbus Novena. We will begin Saturday, April 18th and conclude Sunday, April 26th, 2020. Each evening we will begin at 7:00 pm and end before 7:30. We will do a Rosary beginning promptly at 7:00 followed by a different prayer each night of the Novena. The additional prayer for each evening of the Novena can be found below this message. Each night of the Novena is limited to 100 attendees, so log in early if you wish to participate. Thank you.

To gain access to the Novena Night #1 go to -> https://us04web.zoom.us/j/453644806?pwd=dk1Va1FTUS9rWkVDejIxbzRqang5Zz09

Meeting ID is: 453 644 806
Password is: 003629

For this evening we will be doing the Joyful Mysteries.

Prayer for the Unborn

Almighty God, our Father,
you who have given us life
and intended us to have it forever,
grant us your blessings.
Enlighten our minds to an awareness
and to a renewed conviction
that all human life is sacred
because it is created
in your image and likeness.
Help us to teach by word
and the example of our lives
that life occupies the first place,
that human life is precious
because it is the gift of God
whose love is infinite.
Give us the strength to defend human life
against every influence
or action that threatens or weakens it,
as well as the strength
to make every life more human
in all its aspects.

Give us the grace…
When the sacredness of life
before birth is attacked,
to stand up and proclaim
that no one ever has the authority
to destroy unborn life.

When a child is described as a burden
or is looked upon only as a means
to satisfy an emotional need,
to stand up
and insist that every child is a unique
and unrepeatable gift of God,
a gift of God
with a right to a loving
and united family.

When the institution of marriage
is abandoned to human selfishness
or reduced to a temporary conditional arrangement
that can easily be terminated,
to stand up and affirm
the indissolubility of the marriage bond.

When the value of the family is threatened
because of social and economic pressure,
to stand up and reaffirm
that the family is necessary
not only for the private good of every person,
but also for the common good of every society,
nation and state.

When freedom is used to dominate the weak,
to squander natural resources and energy,
to deny basic necessities to people,
to stand up and affirm
the demands of justice and social love.

Almighty Father,
give us courage to proclaim the supreme dignity
of all human life and to demand
that society itself give its protection.
We ask this in your name,
through the redemptive act
of your Son and in the Holy Spirit.

Amen.