I am a little late, but I wanted to share with you the patron saint of the Pro-Life Movement, Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is easy to understand why Our Blessed Mother is the Patroness of the fight for life, but there are several specific reasons why Our Lady of Guadalupe is specifically chosen as the patroness.
Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to Juan Diego, a native Mexican (Aztec), in the year 1531 at a time when the Aztecs still practiced ritualistic human sacrifice. The Blessed Mother’s appearance to a people deeply rooted in demonic human sacrifice rituals forever changed the course of history in that country. Millions of native Mexicans converted to the Catholic faith, which put an end to their human sacrifice. Because abortion is a modern-day human sacrifice, Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patroness of the pro-life movement. This is also the only time that Our Lady appeared to people as pregnant instead of holding Our Lord in her arms. For some other illuminating facts on Our Lady of Guadalupe's apparition, please click here.
We pray to our Blessed Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe to intercede with us during our battle for Life, that she will be with the expectant mothers in crisis situations in their hours of need.
God Bless, Magda
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