March 16, 2021
Loving God, in Your goodness You have given us the gift of life.
I ask Your pardon and forgiveness for my own failure
and the failure of all people in this world
to protect and respect this gift You have given us.
I pray that with Your grace I and all the people will respect,
reverence, and protect all life of the unborn,
the abused, neglected, disabled, and the elderly.
Guide all who make decision about life,
that they will do so with wisdom, love, and courage.
In Your name Father, Source of all life,
Son, Savior of our lives, and Spirit,
Sanctifier of our lives - I pray.
Amen.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.