“Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of (child’s name), the unborn baby I have spiritually adopted who is danger of abortion.” *
If you have spiritually adopted a child in the past or would like to adopt for the first time, please consider making a commitment to an unborn child in honor of Our Lady on or near the Feast of the Annunciation, March 25.
In 2018, 2020 St. Patrick Parish and in 2022 St. Canice Parish conducted Spiritual Adoption of the Unborn programs. On the Feast of the Annunciation parishioners were invited to spiritually adopt and pray for a child in danger of abortion. Participants did not necessarily know the child they had adopted but prayed that some child known to God would be spared. By “spiritually” adopting a child, the participant was asked to name the child and commit to reciting the following daily prayer for 9 months:
Sierra Roots reports that they are in need of socks. You have been so very generous in the past years and we are asking for your support once again. Please place socks in the box provided in the vestibule of the church and accept our sincere gratitude for your kindness. If you have any questions, please feel call Mercy Associate member Carlie Foote @ 305-3150. Thank you!