Pray
Birth mothers, prospective adoptive parents, and all those involved in the adoption process need our prayers. Please keep the following in your prayers:
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Birth mothers and their unborn babies
Married couples awaiting the gift of a child
Birth mothers who place their child for adoption
Families of birth mothers who place their child for adoption
Birth fathers
Children awaiting adoption
Adopted children
“Adopting children, regarding and treating them as one’s own children, means recognizing that the relationship between parents and children is not measured only by genetic standards. Procreative love is first and foremost a gift of self. There is a form of ‘procreation’ which occurs through acceptance, concern and devotion. The resulting relationship is so intimate and enduring that it is in no way inferior to one based on a biological connection. When this is also juridically protected, as it is in adoption, in a family united by the stable bond of marriage, it assures the child that peaceful atmosphere and that paternal and maternal love which he needs for his full human development.”
Saint John Paul II - Letter to Adoptive Families - September 5, 2000
Novena to St. Joseph: For Those on the Path of Adoption
https://www.usccb.org/resources/novena-st-joseph-those-path-adoption
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops provides this wonderful Novena for adoption:
Invoking the intercession of St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, we pray that the Lord will bless all who travel upon the path of adoption. Each day of the novena includes:
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Intention for the day
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Scripture reading
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Prayer
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Petition to St. Joseph
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Concluding prayers
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