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Day of the Unborn Child

The Day of the Unborn Child

On Saturday 20 March Pregnancy Assistance honored the babies who have passed. Bishop Don Sproxton celebrated this most beautiful Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral in Perth.

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Losing a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, termination, or other causes of infant loss is heartbreaking. People tell me their lives are forever altered. Every woman and man deserve to have their pregnancy loss acknowledged. We know that grief does not follow a straight line; grief is erratic and there is no set time frame. It can be a very lonely time as so much of life is changed.

The Day of the Unborn Child Mass is a special Mass for all those who have lost a child before birth, and for anyone who wishes to commemorate and honor the unborn. The Feast of the Annunciation is internationally recognized as the Day of the Unborn Child. It marks the day Our Lord Jesus became a tiny unborn Child in His Mother’s womb.

During the Mass we had a procession with flowers to remember and honor all the babies who have died before birth. We pray for hope for the women and men who have lost a child, particularly those who have been hurt by abortion. We offer the assurance of God’s infinite love and mercy.

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