Prayers for Difficult Pregnancies
Prayers for Difficult Pregnancies
1) Daily Prayer for Baby:
I put my little baby under your protection Mary my mother may it's tiny mind grow to love the truth of the faith. consecrate its will to the service of God. fashion it's little body in all its perfection. Let the organs be sound senses be acute all the members strong and healthy. You can obtain this favor for us through your son Jesus Christ our lord, Amen
2) Prayer for Motherhood
O good St. Gerard, powerful intercessor before God and wonder worker of our day, confidently I call upon you and seek your aid. On Earth you always fulfilled God's designs, help me now to do the holy will of God. Implore the Master of Life, from whom all paternity proceeds, to render me fruitful in offspring, that I may raise up children to God in this life, and in the world to come, heirs to the Kingdom of His Glory. Amen
3) Prayer for a safe delivery
O great Saint Gerard, beloved servant of Jesus Christ, perfect imitator of your meek and humble Savior, and devoted child of Mother of God, enkindle within my heart one spark of that heavenly fire of charity which glowed in your heart and made you an angel of love. O glorious Saint Gerard, because when falsely accused of crime, you did bear, like your Divine Master, without murmur or complaint, the calumnies of wicked men, you have been raised up by God as the patron and protector of expectant mothers. Preserve me from danger and from the excessive pains accompanying childbirth, and shield the child which I now carry, that it may see the light of day and receive the purifying and life-giving waters of baptism through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Books:
1) A witness to joy by Chiara Corbella Petrillo.
https://www.amazon.com/Chiara-Corbella-Petrillo-Simone-Troisi/dp/1622823052
2) A Catholic Mother's Companion to Pregnancy: Walking with Mary from Conception to Baptism by Sarah A. Reinhard
General Resources:
1) High Risk Hope® is a for purpose organization that provides support, encouragement, information and resources to women and families who are experiencing a high risk pregnancy resulting in hospital bed rest, potential premature birth and neonatal intensive care after delivery.
2) Angel's Army, Pregnancy Wing- A prayer ministry for pregnant mothers
http://www.angelsarmy.in/pregnancy/pregnancy.html