Thursday, June 18, 2009

Observing Father’s Day


This weekend we observe Fathers' Day. We thank God for faithful 
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fathers who, like God himself, give and protect life.
Let's also pray for fathers who are afraid to be fathers.

Thousands of times a day, children are aborted, not because of a choice of the mother, but because of the choice of a father, who fails to show the faithfulness and willingness to protect the child he has helped conceive.

At other times, fathers tried to stop the abortion. But the law excludes them from the final decision about the abortion.
Men do suffer grief after the abortion of their child. Healing programs are available for these fathers.

Let us pray today for all fathers. When their child is unexpected, may they welcome that child and encourage the child's mother to say yes to life.

–Fr. Frank Pavone