O most merciful Lord,
the Giver of Life:
we entreat You,
look with compassion and tender mercy upon Your children who have been condemned to death by abortion.
You who said,
“Suffer the little children to come unto Me and forbid them not,
for to such is the Kingdom of Heaven,”
do now, we humbly pray,
grant the inheritance of Your Eternal Kingdom to the multitude of innocents who have perished in their mothers’ wombs by the unjust judgement of men.
We beseech you to soften the hearts of mothers and fathers who would seek to destroy Your little ones.
Pour out upon them Your Divine grace that they may be convicted in their hearts and turn from their evil ways to embrace the True Faith.
Upon those who have committed this cruelty:
render not unto them according to their deeds,
but rather have mercy upon them.
Pierce their hearts with compunction and make their eyes stream with tears of repentence,
joining their weeping with that of Rachel over her beloved children.
For You are a merciful God,
the Giver of Life and the Lover of Mankind,
and to You we render glory,
with Your eternal Father and All-Holy Spirit,
now and always and forever and ever.
Amen