SPIRITUAL ADOPTION OF AN UNBORN CHILD

“Whoever receives one such little one for my sake, receives me.”

Matthew 18:5

To help stop the anti-life push in the U.S. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen encouraged

the spiritual adoption of an unborn child. This is done by praying that one particular but

unknown child's life be spared abortion and be allowed too continue to and after birth.

To help accomplish this, it was recommended that an individual say the following prayer for a period of one year.

“JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH,

I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.

I BEG YOU TO SPARE THE LIFE

OF THE UNBORN BABY

THAT I HAVE SPIRITUALLY ADOPTED

WHO IS IN DANGER OF ABORTION.”