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Written by WDMR
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008 10:46 |
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BALTIMORE (CNS) -- To fill a gap in existing prayer books, the U.S. bishops took up consideration Nov. 10 of a liturgical service in English and Spanish for blessing newly conceived children in the womb. Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli of Paterson, N.J., chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Divine Worship, introduced the document on the first day of the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. He said the blessing, which had been approved both by his committee and by the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, 'was prepared to support the parents awaiting the birth of their child, to encourage in the parish prayers for and recognition of the precious gift of the child in the womb, and to foster respect for human life within society.' The blessing can be used in the context of a Mass or outside a Mass, and for an individual mother or a group of expectant parents. Bishop Serratelli said the pro-life committee had received requests from 'a number of dioceses' for such a document.
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