Walking with Moms in Need

O Blessed Mother, you received the good news of the incarnation of Christ, your Son, with faith and trust. Grant your protection to all pregnant mothers facing difficulties.

Guide us as we strive to make our parish communities places of welcome and assistance for mothers in need. Help us become instruments of God’s love and compassion.

Mary, Mother of the Church, graciously
help us build a culture of life and a civilization of love, together with all people of good will, to the praise and glory of God, the Creator and lover of life. Amen.

From www.walkingwithmoms.com.

In a letter dated February 27, 2020, Bishop Folda announced that the Diocese of Fargo will participate in the USCCB’s initiative called “Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service.” The Respect Life Office will collaborate with Catholic Charities North Dakota in getting resources and tools to clergy and parish staff to assist in this project.

March 25, 2020, is the 25th Anniversary of Evangelium vitae (The Gospel of Life). In that landmark encyclical, Pope St. John Paul II challenges us:

With great openness and courage, we need to question how widespread is the culture of life today among individual Christians, families, groups and communities in our Dioceses. With equal clarity and determination we must identify the steps we are called to take in order to serve life in all its truth. (EV 95)

He challenges us to assess our efforts in assisting pregnant moms in need and to improve our responses, where needed, especially at the local level. In short, to truly accompany each pregnant woman in need.

This anniversary gives us a wonderful opportunity to assess, expand, and communicate resources to pregnant moms and families in need. Parishes around the United States are invited to join a nationwide effort from March 25, 2020 to March 25, 2021, entitled: “Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service.”

For this Year of Service, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat of Pro-Life Activites is developing educational, pastoral, and action-oriented resources for parish use, such as:

• Tools for documenting an inventory of local resources for pregnant mothers in need.
• Ideas for improving parish responses.
• Prayers for building a culture of life and a civilization of love.
• Reflections on the teachings of Evangelium vitae, Evangelii gaudium, and Laudato si’.

Website: www.walkingwithmoms.com

Additional resources will be posted to this page as they become available.