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For the Health of Mother Child A Responsive
Litany Leader Life is a good and precious gift
from God. With great love, God breathed life
into Adam and Eve. With great love, He gave
mankind dominion over every living thing. With
great love, He called us to fill the earth and
subdue it and to work for the flourishing of
others.
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People Forgive us, Father, for taking your gift
of life for granted by neglecting the health of
our sisters and brothers. Leader In poor
communities throughout our world, pregnant women
and their young children are suffering and even
dying from preventable conditions and disease.
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People Forgive us, Father, for taking your gift
of life for granted by neglecting the health of
our sisters and brothers. Leader We remember
pregnant mothers in poverty who do not have
access to skilled health care workers and so face
great risks as they carry and deliver their
children.
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Leader continued We pray for the parents who do
not know where to turn, and who long to give
their children the best nutrition possible, but
lack the resources and information to do so.
People Forgive us, Father, for taking your
gift of life for granted by neglecting the health
of our sisters and brothers.
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Leader We remember vulnerable babies and young
children born in poor communities where they do
not have what they need to survive and thrive. A
third of babies who are born into these
circumstances each year will succumb to
under-nutrition before they are five years old.
Since this tragic pattern of loss is so common in
these places, some children remain unnamed until
their fifth birthday.
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People Forgive us, Father, for taking your gift
of life for granted by neglecting the
health of our sisters and brothers. Leader We
acknowledge that children are a heritage from the
Lord, and offspring a reward from Him. Every
child of God is loved and known at every stage.
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Leader continued Before we draw our first
breath, our names are written in His book and it
is He who knit us together in our mothers womb.
Our Father has called us to proclaim this
beautiful truth! We are fearfully and wonderfully
made. People Equip us, Father, to proclaim your
love by improving the health of mothers
and children in poverty.
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Leader We stand with doctors, midwives, and
other health care workers who are promoting
health, education, and nutrition programs to make
possible safer births and healthier futures for
both mothers and children. People Equip us,
Father, to proclaim your love by improving
the health of mothers and
children in poverty.
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Leader We celebrate with the families who are
experiencing new strength and hope as a result of
work to improve maternal, newborn, and child
health. We share in this joy that a human being
has been born into the world! People Equip us,
Father, to proclaim your love by improving the
health of mothers and children in
poverty.
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Leader We look forward to the day when there
will never again be an infant who lives but a few
days, or an old man who does not live out his
years. Until this day, we commit ourselves to the
work of praying for and standing in solidarity
with mothers, fathers and children in need, and
equipping them to thrive as Gods
childrenuniquely gifted and deeply loved.
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