The following prayer is adapted from a prayer of the Eastern Church.
O Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son, you are in the bosom of the Father, True God, source of life and immortality, Light of Light. When you came into the world to enlighten it, you were pleased to be conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary for the salvation of our souls by the power of your All-Holy Spirit. O Master, you came that we might have life more abundantly. We ask you to enlighten the minds and hearts of those blinded to the truth that life begins at conception and that the unborn in the womb are already adorned with your image and likeness. Enable us to guard, cherish, and protect the lives of all those who are unable to care for themselves. For you are the Giver of Life, bringing each person from non-being into being, sealing each person with divine and infinite love. Be merciful, O Lord, to those who, through ignorance or willfulness, affront your divine goodness and providence through the evil act of abortion. May they, and all of us, come to the light of your Truth and glorify you, the Giver of Life, together with your Father, and your All-Holy and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
