“Every human life, unique and unrepeatable, has value in and of itself; it is of inestimable value”

-Pope Francis

Day 3 Novena

“There cannot be two parallel lives in a person’s existence: on the one hand, the so-called spiritual life, with its values and demands; and on the other, the so-called secular life, that is, life in a family, at work, in social responsibilities.”
– Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Doctrinal Note on the Participation of Catholics in Public Life (2002), 6.

Day 5 Novena

“Opennes to life is at the center of true development. When a society moves towards the denial or suppression of life, it ends up no long finding the necessary motivation and energy to strive for man’s true good.”
– Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritate (2009), 28.

Day 7 Novena

“Responsibility likewise falls… on the administrators of the health-care centers where abortions are performed. It is a most serious wound inflicted on society and its culture by the very people who ought to be society’s promoters and defenders.”
– Pope St. John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae (1995), 59.

Day 9 Novena

“The Church firmly believes that human life, even if weak and suffering, is always a splendid gift of God’s goodness. Against the pessimism and selfishness which cast a shadow over the world, the Church stands for life.”
 – Pope St. John Paul II, Familiaris Consortio (1981), 30.