Novena for Life: Day Five

God, + come to my assistance.
--Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
--As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

GOSPEL
John 6:41-51
Jesus said to the crowds, "I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world."

SILENT PRAYER

REFLECTION
At the beginning of a benediction with the Blessed Sacrament we sing, "You have given us bread from heaven!" That bread is Jesus, born of the Virgin Mary's womb. That gift is the Christ, whose Body and Blood are our eternal salvation. So too, from the womb of a mother, the gift of new life is given to us each day. Little lives whom we should consecrate to Christ and entrust to his care. And some day may they receive with us the bread of heaven and rejoice in the flesh given for the life of the world.

LITANY
On Congressmen who work for life,
--Lord, have mercy.
On our President,
--Lord, have mercy.
On the members of the House,
--Lord, have mercy.
On the members of the Senate,
--Lord, have mercy.
On all to little to vote or persuade,
--Lord, have mercy.
On all who work for life,
--Lord, have mercy.

PRAYER
God our loving Father,
grant wisdom to those who govern us,
compassion and courage
to those who work to defend human life,
and safety and care to every human being.
For you alone who formed us in our mother's wombs,
and who call us home to heaven,
are God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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