Prayer for a renewed respect for all life

O God, create in us a heart that abhors injustice. For the thousands of sick, elderly, and preborn killed each day, give us voices to speak and an audience to listen. Soften the hearts of this callous people that cares more for its pets than for its children and parents. May the crimes of abortion, euthanasia, contraception, and embryo destruction be abolished.

For the doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and scientists, grant that we be privileged to look upon them as Christ would, hanging from the cross. Let us feel his compassion as he prayed to you, Father, to "forgive them, for they know not what they do." We ask through the same Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.

Blessed Mary, our Mother, we covet your prayers for all of your children, born and preborn, faithful and apostate. As the mouth of the beast gapes wide to swallow your charges, gain of your Son the graces we desire, without which we will surely perish.
Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us.
Our Lady of Consolation,
Our Lady, Deliverer from All Wrath,
Our Lady, Help of Christians,
Our Lady of Mercy,
Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Our Lady of Tears,
Our Lady of Guadalupe,
Our Lady of Czetochowa,
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Mother Inviolate,
Queen of Heaven and Earth,
Queen of Angels and Saints,

We pray, O God, that the grace and peace of Thy Holy Spirit rest upon the victims of the looming Culture of Death. Protect, we pray, the precious children in danger of being treated as rubbish, destroyed and thrown away. Protect, we pray, the sick and the elderly in danger of death at the hands of those who have withdrawn their love. For these victims, and for those around them, we pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer.

St Peter, pray for us.
St Jude,
St Joseph,
Holy Innocents,
St Gerard,
St Anthony,
St Margaret of Antioch,
St Ulric of Augsburg,
St Elizabeth,
St Agatha,
St Anne,
St Joachim,
St Gianna Beretta Molla,
St Stephen,
All you holy martyrs,

We pray, Lord, for all physicians and pharmacists, that they may rend their hearts unto You, submitting their consciences to Your Holy Will. May they do what is right according to Your glorious revelation, respecting and protecting the sanctity of human life. For these men and women we pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer.

St Luke, pray for us.
St Raphael the Archangel,
St Panteleon,
Sts Cosmas and Damian,
St James the Greater,
St James the Lesser,
St Mary Magdalene
St Gemma Galgani,
St Nicholas of Myra,

That we may be convicted of our own responsibility, we pray to the Lord, Lord, hear our prayer.
That we may never cease praying for the preborn, the elderly, infirmed and the sterile, we pray to the Lord,
That we may be blessed to experience the love of Christ for those whom we pray, we pray to the Lord,
That we may feel greater compassion for sinners like us, we pray to the Lord,
That we may have the courage to speak up, we pray to the Lord,
That we may have the courage to fight, we pray to the Lord,
That we may rely not on our own efforts, but entrust all things to Christ Our Lord through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, we pray to the Lord,

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Let us pray.

We beseech Thee have mercy, O Lord, upon our twisted culture. A world in which Herod, who slew the Holy Innocents, has become an insatiable beast, a life-destroying machine, needs nothing more than for Thee, Almighty God, to stay Thy Righteous Hand of Justice. Convert the hearts, Dear Lord, of sinners far and nigh. Fill us and our neighbors with pure disgust and holy rage, that we might be shaken from complacency and defend the innocent. Bless us not with material, O Lord, but with purity of heart and strength of resolve. It is with greatness of faith and humility of heart that we pray, in unison with Christ Jesus, Our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever. Amen.