The New Roman Missal designates January 22 (or January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday) as a particular day of prayer and penance for abortion, called the "Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children." The liturgical celebrations for this day may be the Mass “For Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life”
The beautiful prayer below is from the opening prayer of the second of two brand new texts for a Mass “For Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life.”
O God, who adorn creation with splendor and beauty
and fashion human lives in your image and likeness,
awaken in every heart
reverence for the work of your hands,
and renew among your people
a readiness to nurture and sustain
your precious gift of human life.
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