| Novena Starts: | January 20 |
| Feastday: | January 29 |
| Birth: | conception |
| Death: | natural |
Patron saint of pro-life, unborn babies, sanctity of human life
Respect Life Novena
January is the month the Church prays in a special way for the protection of human life, especially for unborn children, in the novena for life.
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Day 1
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Father and maker of all, you adorn all creation with splendor and beauty, and fashion human lives in your image and likeness.
Awaken in every heart reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nurture and sustain your precious gift of life.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever.
(mention request here…)
Amen
Our Father
3 Hail Marys
Glory Be
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Hope that John Paul II ask us to spiritually adopt a baby in Jeopardy of abortion. I did. I was at work one morning wondering if my baby had been saved. A co-worker came happily and told us that they were going to get a baby. A couple had decided to give their baby up for adoption and they had been chosen to be the adopted parents after many years of hoping for a baby. I know pray for a whole year of babies. I pray now for my 2026 babies.”
Day 2
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Father and maker of all, you adorn all creation with splendor and beauty, and fashion human lives in your image and likeness.
Awaken in every heart reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nurture and sustain your precious gift of life.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever.
(mention request here…)
Amen
Our Father
3 Hail Marys
Glory Be
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Hope that John Paul II ask us to spiritually adopt a baby in Jeopardy of abortion. I did. I was at work one morning wondering if my baby had been saved. A co-worker came happily and told us that they were going to get a baby. A couple had decided to give their baby up for adoption and they had been chosen to be the adopted parents after many years of hoping for a baby. I know pray for a whole year of babies. I pray now for my 2026 babies.”
Day 3
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Father and maker of all, you adorn all creation with splendor and beauty, and fashion human lives in your image and likeness.
Awaken in every heart reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nurture and sustain your precious gift of life.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever.
(mention request here…)
Amen
Our Father
3 Hail Marys
Glory Be
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Hope that John Paul II ask us to spiritually adopt a baby in Jeopardy of abortion. I did. I was at work one morning wondering if my baby had been saved. A co-worker came happily and told us that they were going to get a baby. A couple had decided to give their baby up for adoption and they had been chosen to be the adopted parents after many years of hoping for a baby. I know pray for a whole year of babies. I pray now for my 2026 babies.”
Day 4
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Father and maker of all, you adorn all creation with splendor and beauty, and fashion human lives in your image and likeness.
Awaken in every heart reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nurture and sustain your precious gift of life.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever.
(mention request here…)
Amen
Our Father
3 Hail Marys
Glory Be
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Hope that John Paul II ask us to spiritually adopt a baby in Jeopardy of abortion. I did. I was at work one morning wondering if my baby had been saved. A co-worker came happily and told us that they were going to get a baby. A couple had decided to give their baby up for adoption and they had been chosen to be the adopted parents after many years of hoping for a baby. I know pray for a whole year of babies. I pray now for my 2026 babies.”
Day 5
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Father and maker of all, you adorn all creation with splendor and beauty, and fashion human lives in your image and likeness.
Awaken in every heart reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nurture and sustain your precious gift of life.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever.
(mention request here…)
Amen
Our Father
3 Hail Marys
Glory Be
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Hope that John Paul II ask us to spiritually adopt a baby in Jeopardy of abortion. I did. I was at work one morning wondering if my baby had been saved. A co-worker came happily and told us that they were going to get a baby. A couple had decided to give their baby up for adoption and they had been chosen to be the adopted parents after many years of hoping for a baby. I know pray for a whole year of babies. I pray now for my 2026 babies.”
Day 6
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Father and maker of all, you adorn all creation with splendor and beauty, and fashion human lives in your image and likeness.
Awaken in every heart reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nurture and sustain your precious gift of life.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever.
(mention request here…)
Amen
Our Father
3 Hail Marys
Glory Be
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Hope that John Paul II ask us to spiritually adopt a baby in Jeopardy of abortion. I did. I was at work one morning wondering if my baby had been saved. A co-worker came happily and told us that they were going to get a baby. A couple had decided to give their baby up for adoption and they had been chosen to be the adopted parents after many years of hoping for a baby. I know pray for a whole year of babies. I pray now for my 2026 babies.”
Day 7
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Father and maker of all, you adorn all creation with splendor and beauty, and fashion human lives in your image and likeness.
Awaken in every heart reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nurture and sustain your precious gift of life.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever.
(mention request here…)
Amen
Our Father
3 Hail Marys
Glory Be
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Hope that John Paul II ask us to spiritually adopt a baby in Jeopardy of abortion. I did. I was at work one morning wondering if my baby had been saved. A co-worker came happily and told us that they were going to get a baby. A couple had decided to give their baby up for adoption and they had been chosen to be the adopted parents after many years of hoping for a baby. I know pray for a whole year of babies. I pray now for my 2026 babies.”
Day 8
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Father and maker of all, you adorn all creation with splendor and beauty, and fashion human lives in your image and likeness.
Awaken in every heart reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nurture and sustain your precious gift of life.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever.
(mention request here…)
Amen
Our Father
3 Hail Marys
Glory Be
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Hope that John Paul II ask us to spiritually adopt a baby in Jeopardy of abortion. I did. I was at work one morning wondering if my baby had been saved. A co-worker came happily and told us that they were going to get a baby. A couple had decided to give their baby up for adoption and they had been chosen to be the adopted parents after many years of hoping for a baby. I know pray for a whole year of babies. I pray now for my 2026 babies.”
Day 9
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Father and maker of all, you adorn all creation with splendor and beauty, and fashion human lives in your image and likeness.
Awaken in every heart reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nurture and sustain your precious gift of life.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever.
(mention request here…)
Amen
Our Father
3 Hail Marys
Glory Be
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Hope that John Paul II ask us to spiritually adopt a baby in Jeopardy of abortion. I did. I was at work one morning wondering if my baby had been saved. A co-worker came happily and told us that they were going to get a baby. A couple had decided to give their baby up for adoption and they had been chosen to be the adopted parents after many years of hoping for a baby. I know pray for a whole year of babies. I pray now for my 2026 babies.”
Answered Prayers from the Community
Shared by people who prayed with the Intercede app and saw their prayers answered.
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