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“Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of [baby’s name] the unborn baby that I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion.”

Prayer of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

Why Spiritually Adopt?

The Purpose of the Spiritual Adoption Program is threefold:

Encourage parishes, schools and other communities to pray for babies in danger of abortion
Educate adults and children about the development of the pre-born child.
Provide mothers in need with assistance at a ‘baby shower’ of donated baby gifts, or simply celebrate with a ‘birthday party’ at the conclusion of the program. In some schools, a crib was bought with monetary gifts and the children filled a crib with gifts for expectant mothers.

This is done by encouraging people to “spiritually adopt” an unborn baby and follow their baby along the path to being born.

How Does It Work?

Participants pledge to pray for nine months for a baby in danger of abortion. During each month of the program, the “spiritual parents” are given information about their baby’s development in the womb.

While this child will remain unknown to his or her ‘spiritual parent’, God knows who the child is. Many people have found that naming ‘their child’ helps to keep them focused on the reality that their prayers are helping to save a particular baby from the harm of abortion.

As the program goes along, you can send “Thank-you” notes to the participants from the baby each month. This is especially nice for school and religious education programs, as it helps the participants form a genuine sense of connection with their adopted baby.

At the end of the program, a ‘baby shower’ or ‘birthday party’ can be held and gifts of baby items donated can be given to a local pregnancy center.

Where Can We Get Materials?

We have the following materials available for download:

An information sheet in English and Spanish giving general instructions about how to conduct the program in your parish or school.

Pledge cards in English and Spanish.

Prayer cards for younger and older grade-school children.

A letter to teachers explaining the program.

A certificate of spiritual adoption.

Sample pulpit announcement/bulletin insert announcing the program.

Sample bulletin inserts in English and Spanish that describe the development of the spiritually-adopted baby.

Thank-you notes in English and Spanish.

Information about colorful and informative posters you can use to promote the program.

There is also a beautiful brochure showing the unborn baby’s development month-by-month, available in English and Spanish from Little One Publishing.

Who Can Participate?

The Spiritual Adoption program can be used by schools, religious education programs, or the entire parish. Basically, the program is for anyone who is concerned about abortion, and who is willing to pray for babies in danger of abortion, “that they might have life and have it to the full.” (John 10:10)

Who Benefits?

Everyone! While it is not always possible to see the particular effects of prayer, we know through Scripture that God wants us to pray, and we know by faith that He answers all prayers. The educational aspect of the program is beneficial to people of all ages, including children. Churches and schools are encouraged to display the very gentle and appealing full color posters that both depict and describe in words the baby’s development each month. There is no mention of abortion on the posters. Some schools obtain enough sets of posters for each classroom and/or entrance or exit to the school.

The Solemnity of St. Joseph is usually celebrated on March 19,
but has been transferred to March 20 since the liturgy
of the Lenten Sundays take precedence.

Prayer to Saint Joseph

To you, O blessed Joseph,
do we come in our tribulation,
and having implored the help of your most holy Spouse,
we confidently invoke your patronage also.

Through that charity which bound you
to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God
and through the paternal love
with which you embraced the Child Jesus,
we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance
which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood,
and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.

O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family,
defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ;
O most loving father, ward off from us
every contagion of error and corrupting influence;
O our most mighty protector, be kind to us
and from heaven assist us in our struggle
with the power of darkness.

As once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril,
so now protect God’s Holy Church
from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity;
shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection,
so that, supported by your example and your aid,
we may be able to live piously, to die in holiness,
and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven.

Amen.

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