In October, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates Respect Life Month.

“During the Year of St. Joseph, the Holy Family Invites us to reflect more deeply on how St. Joseph Loved Jesus with a father’s heart Child and the Blessed Mother bears witness to our own call as Christians to safeguard God’s gift of human life”

A Prayer to St. Joseph, Defender of Life Dearest St. Joseph, at the word of an angel, you lovingly took Mary into your home. As God’s humble servant, you guided the Holy Family on the road to Bethlehem, welcomed Jesus as your own son in the shelter of a manger, and fled far from your homeland for the safety of both Mother and Child. We praise God that as their faithful protector, you never hesitated to sacrifice for those entrusted to you. May your example inspire us also to welcome, cherish, and safeguard God’s most precious gift of life. Help us to faithfully commit ourselves to the service and defense of human life especially where it is vulnerable or threatened. Obtain for us the grace to do the will of God in all things. Amen. 

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Oración a san José, defensor de la vida Amadísimo san José: Ante el pedido de un ángel, amorosamente llevaste a María a tu hogar. Como humilde siervo de Dios, guiaste a la Sagrad Familia por el camino hacia Belén, acogiste a Jesús como tu hijo en el refugio de un pesebre, y huiste lejos de tu patria para la seguridad de la Madre y el Hijo. Alabamos a Dios porque tú, siendo su fiel protector, nunca dudaste sacrifcarte por quienes fueron encomendados a ti. Que tu ejemplo nos inspire también para acoger, atesorar y proteger el
más preciado don de la vida que nos regala Dios. Ayúdanos a comprometernos con fidelidad para servir y defender la vida humana en especial donde es vulnerable o esté amenazada. Obtennos la gracia de hacer la voluntad de Dios en todas las cosas. Amén.

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