Every year on Respect Life Sunday (the first Sunday in October), parishioners are invited to spiritually “adopt” and give a name to an unborn child who is at risk of abortion, thereby giving the baby the humanity he or she deserves. You can do this individually or as a family. Then you are asked to pray for the unborn child and for his or her parents each day for nine months. There is much power in prayer!

Since the child is adopted "spiritually", it is not necessary to identify an actual unborn child. This family-friendly program is based on an idea by Archbishop Fulton Sheen. The program is meant to:

• Encourage prayer for parents who are expecting a child — that they will respond to God's grace and welcome their child into life.
   
• Educate adults and children about the development of the pre-born child.

You can sign up for the program on this webpage. Each month, you will receive an email with a description of the baby’s development and birth. Thank you for helping us to protect and respect the sacred gift of life from conception to natural death!