Prayer Service

By: Kevin Zullo

• We begin with the sign of our faith. In the name of the father the son and the holy spirit. Amen

• Eternal God, You have revealed Yourself as the Father of all Life. We praise You for the Fatherly care which You extend to all creation, and especially to us, made in Your image and likeness.

• Father, extend Your hand of protection to those threatened by abortion, and save them from its destructive power. Give Your strength to all fathers, that they may never give in to the fears that may tempt them to facilitate abortions.

• Bless our families and bless our land, that we may have the joy of welcoming and nurturing the life of which You are the source and the Eternal Father. Amen.

• The Word of the Lord, Thanks be to God

• A reading from the book of Psalms• O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I

sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, LORD. You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand! I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence!

• If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me,

• and your strength will support me. I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night—but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same to you. You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvellous—how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me! O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! Get out of my life, you murderers! They blaspheme you; your enemies misuse your name. O LORD, shouldn’t I hate those who hate you? Shouldn’t I despise those who oppose you? Yes, I hate them with total hatred, for your enemies are my enemies. Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

• The word of the Lord, Thanks be to God

• Intentions • We pray for all of the pregnant mothers in

the world to be strong for their unborn child. We pray to the Lord. Thanks be to God.

• We pray for all of the unborn baby’s in the world. We pray to the Lord. Thanks be to God.

• We pray for all aborted babies so that they may find there place in heaven. We pray to the Lord. Thanks be to God.

•“At Conception”

• By Cursive

• JEANIE’S BEEN THROWING UP ALL MORNING.

POOR GIRL’S BEEN SO HEARTSICK

EVER SINCE HER BOYFRIEND WENT TO WAR

FATHER COLE HAS DONE HIS BEST TO CONSOLE THE GIRL

MORE SO THAN SOME NEIGHBORS DEEM

NECESSARY

BUT YOU JUST CAN’T MEASURE YOUNGE LOVE

PICKETING THE CLINIC OUTSIDE TOWN

FATHER COLE HOLDS THE RECORD FOR TURNING 12 GIRLS AROUND IF ANYBODY

KNOW’S THE SORROWS OF A YOUNG WOMAN, IT’S

FATHER COLE HE’S BEEN ACTING OUT OF SORTS

THAT STRANGE SERMON HE GAVE

ACCEPTING THE TERMINATION DUE TO RAPE

JENNIE WHISPERS SHE’S CARRYING

BUT THERE’S ONE AWFUL CATCH

HER BOYFRIEND’S BEEN OFF IN THE DESSERT FOR HALF A

YEAR

COLE CRIED, “THIS SIMPLY CANNOT BE!”

SHE QUIPPED, “QUITE THE OPPOSITE, I’M HARDLY THE

VIRGIN MARY.

AND YOU’RE NO CARPENTER

SO WHO WILL BUILD MY HOME?

JEANNIE, YOU’RE JUST A KID.

YOU CAN’T CONCEIVE SUCH MORTAL SINS.

EVERTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

WHAT HAPPENS IN CONFESSION STAYS IN THE

CONFESSIONAL. X3

SO WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THOSE CURTAINS?

JEANNIE, YOU’RE JUST A KID

YOU WON’T CONCIEVE THIS MORTAL SIN.

(Outro Music)

Eternal God, You have revealed Yourself as the Father of all Life. We praise You for the Fatherly

care which You extend to all creation, and especially to us, made in Your image and

likeness.Father, extend Your hand of protection to those threatened by abortion, and save them from its

destructive power. Give Your strength to all fathers, that they may never give in to the fears

that may tempt them to facilitate abortions.Bless our families and bless our land, that we

may have the joy of welcoming and nurturing the life of which You are the source and the Eternal

Father. Amen.

• We end with the sign of out faith. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy spirit Amen.