purgatory.ca
Holy Innocents
"Then Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry; and sending killed all the men children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years and under, according to the time he had diligently inquired of the wise men." (St. Matthew 2: 16)
Love Them Both
As Christians, our duty is to love as Jesus loves us. Yet, faced with the staggering number of babies that are murdered by abortion, we are left in a quandary. Many choose to condemn abortionists, along with those who procure an abortion. However, that fails Our Lord's command to "love one another as I have loved you." As Christians, we must discern between evil and the doer of an act.
The sin of abortion is the face of Satan.
The sinner, formed in the image and likeness of God, is our neighbor.
Many women who decided to have an abortion did not realize the tremendous emotional, psychological, and spiritual harm that would result. Snared by Satan, they are left to fend themselves, often for many years, harboring a dark and deadly sin in their souls.
With each abortion there is one tangible death: the baby. At least three more hidden deaths occur with every unrepented abortion: the soul of the mother, and the souls of the abortionist and assisting nurse. Other souls may die too: the father's, grandparents', and anyone who assisted or assented to the killing of the baby.
The Holy Souls in Purgatory can intercede powerfully on behalf of all women who are tormented by guilt and grief. We ask their intercession through our Beloved Mother, Mary Most Holy, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to intercede on their behalf for their healing. May she, in her Immaculate Mercy, bind their wounds and pour the balm of His Mercy upon their souls.
How You Can Help
Spiritually Adopt an Unborn Child.
Our name forms part of our personhood. We are known and loved by this name. Therefore, we need to name the child we wish to adopt spiritually. Choose a name for your spiritually adopted unborn child, and pray for him or her.
Pray for all mothers
for the courage to live the Gospel of Life - to imitate Our Beloved Mother, Mary Most Holy
and bring their child into this world to praise and glorify Our Creator.
Pray for the healing of mothers and fathers
who have killed their babies. These little babies do not want to lose their parents a second time. They want their mothers and fathers to be with them, in Jesus, for all eternity. Pray to The Holy Souls and the Holy Innocents for their healing and conversion.
Pray for the conversion and healing
of all mothers, fathers, grandparents, abortionists, nurses, and those who assist in any way.
Assist another woman with her unborn child
Care for another woman with her unborn child by helping 'matercare.org' in their work to assist these women.
See links: 'matercare.org' for more information
A note for your little one
For those who wish to express their grief over the loss of a child,
whether by mis-carriage, stillbirth, or abortion:
You may post a loving note in memoriam
expressing your feelings or
view notes others have posted
Your notes may be anonymous.
A Mass offered for your healing
If you would like a free Mass offered for your healing and acceptance of Jesus' Infinite love for you,
please click here
Crisis Pregnancy? Post-Abortive Assistance
1-800-395-HELP (4357)
www.pregnancycenters.org
www.standupgirl.com
www.unfairchoice.info
www.rachelsvineyard.org
Rachel's Vineyard
Weekends for Healing After Abortion
877-HOPE-4ME
(877-467-3463)
Silent No More - I Regret My Abortion
After Abortion Help
www.afterabortion.org
"If you are in emotional or spiritual pain after abortion, . . .
You are not alone in what you have been feeling, and you don't need to be alone and isolated as you recover. As you reach out for assistance, you will discover a community of compassionate, experienced men and women who will be able to offer skillful and significant help.
My prayers and encouragement are with you as you walk on this path of recovery. Others, including me, have walked it before you. We know that what once seemed impossible —peace, forgiveness, restoration to a sense of wholeness—is indeed possible. However deep your trauma and your sense of pain and emotional turmoil, I encourage you to look forward to recovery with renewed hope and confidence.
Please email me at LBGraves (at) aol.com if you have questions or comments, or if you would like to share your story with me.
~Leslie Graves"
www.afterabortion.org
Elliot Institute
PO Box 7348
Springfield, IL 62791-7348
(217) 525-8202
Pregnancy Help Centers
"Check out these care centers which have helped thousands of women and girls just like you. Give them a chance to show that they really care for you. They offer non-judgmental, confidential counselling, emotional support, pregnancy tests, medical and housing help and more, all at no charge to you."
Pregnancy Help Centers — Canada
www.lifesitenews.com/gethelp/pregnancysupport/canada.html
Pregnancy Help Centers — USA
www.pregnancycenters.org
Homes for Pregnant Women: North America
Good Counsel Homes
Good Counsel Homes
"Good Counsel is a family for those in need, serving God who is the Father of the orphan, defender of the widow and who gives the lonely a home to live in (Psalm 68). Our Lord's call to serve the disadvantaged compels us to advocate on behalf of single mothers and their children. Our mission is to offer love, shelter and the opportunity to grow in self-respect and independence. We invoke the patronage of Mary, the Lady of Good Counsel, to help us protect mothers in need and to love them and their children from the moment of conception.
We are a non-profit organization with five homes in New York - Staten Island, the Bronx, Poughkeepsie, Spring Valley and Harrison.
Our 24/7 hotline.
Many of the women who come to Good Counsel have been rejected by their families, friends and the fathers of their children. Good Counsel reaches out to women nationwide with a toll-free crisis pregnancy hotline (800-723-8331) that operates 24 hours a day."
(Staten Island, New York)
www.goodcounselhomes.org - Good Counsel Homes
Pregnancy Hotline (24/7) Toll free: 1-800-723-8331
Post abortion Help: 1-877-586-4621
Good Counsel, Inc., PO Box 6068, Hoboken NJ 07030
The Nazareth Home
Residential Maternity program
"Qualifications:
Young, single, pregnant women between the ages of 12 and 26.
Regardless of race, creed, or socio-economic level.
After appropriate medical screening.
Who are able to adapt to a group living setting.
Regardless of their plan to parent or choose and adoption plan for their infants.
Whether or not they are able to pay for the services provided."
(Macon, Georgia)
www.nazarethhome.org — Residential Maternity Program - Information
Contact: The Nazareth Home: 478-746-9803
Toll free crisis line: 1-866-531-LIFE, 1-866-531-5433
Postal address: Nazareth Life Ministries, P.O. Box 204, Macon, GA 31202-0204
Street Address: Nazareth Life Ministries, 538 Orange Street, Macon, GA 31201
General Information: casemanager@nazarethhome.org
Paul Stefan House of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Home for those involved in a crisis pregnancy
run by paid staff and volunteers.
(Orange County, Virginia)
http://paulstefanhome.org
Sisters of Life — Visitation Mission - 'Holy Respite'
"A 'Holy Respite' provides pregnant women an opportunity to be nurtured
as they live side-by-side with Sisters, immersed in a deeply spiritual setting."
(Manhattan, New York)
http://sistersoflife.org/hr.htm
"Though the Holy Respite cannot meet the special needs of pregnant women struggling with drug or
alcohol addictions, or with serious mental or psychological sufferings, our Sisters serve these women
by assisting them in finding safe and healthy environments that provide the support and healing they need."
Contact: The Visitation Mission: 212-737-0221
Homes for Pregnant Women: New Zealand and Polynesia
Pregnancy Centre —Bethlehem House
"If you are facing a crisis pregnancy or you feel that you are at risk during your pregnancy
we can provide you accommodation and a safe, caring, supportive, and completely confidential environment."
"We offer free crisis pregnancy counselling and support as well as counselling and support for women who have had abortions.
We also offer FREE pregnancy tests, FREE ultra sounds, and a FREE 24 hour contact number."
(New Zealand)
http://www.pregnantandworried.org.nz
Contact: Call Bethlehem House FREE for a confidential chat anytime: 0800-367-5433
International Help
Family Life International, Australia Ltd
"FLI, working on every continent, will help to build strong families and protect the unborn, elderly, and infirm.
Where children are welcomed into the world in intact families a 'Culture of Life' is born."
www.fli.org.au
Contact: Call +61 (0)2 9519 9111
Family Life International, New Zealand
"With every abortion there are two victims - the mother and the baby.
Post abortion Syndrome (PAS) can be the same as Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome.
Abortion can be so traumatising for some women that afterwards they cannot function normally.
After an abortion, women are supposed to feel relief and not grief and maybe for a short time they do; then the realisation of what they have done hits home and it can be very devastating.
Women may feel that they have no right to ask for help after making the decision to abort their baby. This guilt can be so enormous and affect them both psychologically and physically that it results in overpowering remorse and regret.
But you are not alone and you don't have to deal with these feelings without help!
At the Family Life Pregnancy Centre, we offer Post Abortion Counselling free of charge. Our service is non-judgmental and fully confidential.
Our Counsellor will take you through a nine-stage healing programme that works!
Here at the Family Life Centre, we understand what you are going through and we always offer a supportive, listening ear."
www.fli.org.nz?sid=20
Contact: Phone us anytime on: 0800 367 5433
Joy Filled Marriages
"When people think of the Catholic Church's teaching on sex and marriage, they often think of a list of 'prohibitions'. Others who live the Church's teachings often do so with an 'I'm-coping-with-it, but-I'm-not-happy' attitude. God's Plan for a Joy-Filled Marriage offers a refreshing, liberating vision of marriage and sexuality — one that helps couples fully embrace, and even celebrate, God's glorious plan for their lives.
God's Plan for a Joy-Filled Marriage provides couples with a rich understanding of the teachings of the Church and offers them the tools to live married life as God intended. The creators of the program believe that when engaged couples understand God's plan for marriage, including a clear and pastoral explanation of the 'difficult teachings', they come away from the program with a sense of liberation and gratitude rather than resentment toward the Church."
May God bless you abundantly!
As Christians, our duty is to love as Jesus loves us. Yet, faced with the staggering number of babies that are murdered by abortion, we are left in a quandary. Many choose to condemn abortionists, along with those who procure an abortion. However, that fails Our Lord's command to "love one another as I have loved you." As Christians, we must discern between evil and the doer of an act.
The sin of abortion is the face of Satan.
The sinner, formed in the image and likeness of God, is our neighbor.
Many women who decided to have an abortion did not realize the tremendous emotional, psychological, and spiritual harm that would result. Snared by Satan, they are left to fend themselves, often for many years, harboring a dark and deadly sin in their souls.
With each abortion there is one tangible death: the baby. At least three more hidden deaths occur with every unrepented abortion: the soul of the mother, and the souls of the abortionist and assisting nurse. Other souls may die too: the father's, grandparents', and anyone who assisted or assented to the killing of the baby.
The Holy Souls in Purgatory can intercede powerfully on behalf of all women who are tormented by guilt and grief. We ask their intercession through our Beloved Mother, Mary Most Holy, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to intercede on their behalf for their healing. May she, in her Immaculate Mercy, bind their wounds and pour the balm of His Mercy upon their souls.
Our name forms part of our personhood. We are known and loved by this name. Therefore, we need to name the child we wish to adopt spiritually. Choose a name for your spiritually adopted unborn child, and pray for him or her.
for the courage to live the Gospel of Life - to imitate Our Beloved Mother, Mary Most Holy
and bring their child into this world to praise and glorify Our Creator.
who have killed their babies. These little babies do not want to lose their parents a second time. They want their mothers and fathers to be with them, in Jesus, for all eternity. Pray to The Holy Souls and the Holy Innocents for their healing and conversion.
of all mothers, fathers, grandparents, abortionists, nurses, and those who assist in any way.
Care for another woman with her unborn child by helping 'matercare.org' in their work to assist these women.
See links: 'matercare.org' for more information
For those who wish to express their grief over the loss of a child,
whether by mis-carriage, stillbirth, or abortion:
You may post a loving note in memoriam
expressing your feelings or
view notes others have posted
If you would like a free Mass offered for your healing and acceptance of Jesus' Infinite love for you,
please click here
1-800-395-HELP (4357)
www.pregnancycenters.org
www.standupgirl.com
www.unfairchoice.info
www.rachelsvineyard.org
Rachel's Vineyard
Weekends for Healing After Abortion
877-HOPE-4ME
(877-467-3463)
Silent No More - I Regret My Abortion
After Abortion Help
www.afterabortion.org
You are not alone in what you have been feeling, and you don't need to be alone and isolated as you recover. As you reach out for assistance, you will discover a community of compassionate, experienced men and women who will be able to offer skillful and significant help.
My prayers and encouragement are with you as you walk on this path of recovery. Others, including me, have walked it before you. We know that what once seemed impossible —peace, forgiveness, restoration to a sense of wholeness—is indeed possible. However deep your trauma and your sense of pain and emotional turmoil, I encourage you to look forward to recovery with renewed hope and confidence.
Please email me at LBGraves (at) aol.com if you have questions or comments, or if you would like to share your story with me.
~Leslie Graves"
www.afterabortion.org
Elliot Institute
PO Box 7348
Springfield, IL 62791-7348
(217) 525-8202
"Check out these care centers which have helped thousands of women and girls just like you. Give them a chance to show that they really care for you. They offer non-judgmental, confidential counselling, emotional support, pregnancy tests, medical and housing help and more, all at no charge to you."
www.lifesitenews.com/gethelp/pregnancysupport/canada.html
www.pregnancycenters.org
Good Counsel Homes
Good Counsel Homes
"Good Counsel is a family for those in need, serving God who is the Father of the orphan, defender of the widow and who gives the lonely a home to live in (Psalm 68). Our Lord's call to serve the disadvantaged compels us to advocate on behalf of single mothers and their children. Our mission is to offer love, shelter and the opportunity to grow in self-respect and independence. We invoke the patronage of Mary, the Lady of Good Counsel, to help us protect mothers in need and to love them and their children from the moment of conception.
We are a non-profit organization with five homes in New York - Staten Island, the Bronx, Poughkeepsie, Spring Valley and Harrison.
Our 24/7 hotline.
Many of the women who come to Good Counsel have been rejected by their families, friends and the fathers of their children. Good Counsel reaches out to women nationwide with a toll-free crisis pregnancy hotline (800-723-8331) that operates 24 hours a day."
(Staten Island, New York)
www.goodcounselhomes.org - Good Counsel Homes
Pregnancy Hotline (24/7) Toll free: 1-800-723-8331
Post abortion Help: 1-877-586-4621
Good Counsel, Inc., PO Box 6068, Hoboken NJ 07030
The Nazareth Home
Residential Maternity program
"Qualifications:
Young, single, pregnant women between the ages of 12 and 26.
Regardless of race, creed, or socio-economic level.
After appropriate medical screening.
Who are able to adapt to a group living setting.
Regardless of their plan to parent or choose and adoption plan for their infants.
Whether or not they are able to pay for the services provided."
(Macon, Georgia)
www.nazarethhome.org — Residential Maternity Program - Information
Contact: The Nazareth Home: 478-746-9803
Toll free crisis line: 1-866-531-LIFE, 1-866-531-5433
Postal address: Nazareth Life Ministries, P.O. Box 204, Macon, GA 31202-0204
Street Address: Nazareth Life Ministries, 538 Orange Street, Macon, GA 31201
General Information: casemanager@nazarethhome.org
Paul Stefan House of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Home for those involved in a crisis pregnancy
run by paid staff and volunteers.
(Orange County, Virginia)
http://paulstefanhome.org
Sisters of Life — Visitation Mission - 'Holy Respite'
as they live side-by-side with Sisters, immersed in a deeply spiritual setting."
(Manhattan, New York)
http://sistersoflife.org/hr.htm
"Though the Holy Respite cannot meet the special needs of pregnant women struggling with drug or
alcohol addictions, or with serious mental or psychological sufferings, our Sisters serve these women
by assisting them in finding safe and healthy environments that provide the support and healing they need."
Contact: The Visitation Mission: 212-737-0221
Pregnancy Centre —Bethlehem House
"If you are facing a crisis pregnancy or you feel that you are at risk during your pregnancy
we can provide you accommodation and a safe, caring, supportive, and completely confidential environment."
"We offer free crisis pregnancy counselling and support as well as counselling and support for women who have had abortions.
We also offer FREE pregnancy tests, FREE ultra sounds, and a FREE 24 hour contact number."
(New Zealand)
http://www.pregnantandworried.org.nz
Contact: Call Bethlehem House FREE for a confidential chat anytime: 0800-367-5433
Family Life International, Australia Ltd
"FLI, working on every continent, will help to build strong families and protect the unborn, elderly, and infirm.
Where children are welcomed into the world in intact families a 'Culture of Life' is born."
www.fli.org.au
Contact: Call +61 (0)2 9519 9111
Family Life International, New Zealand
"With every abortion there are two victims - the mother and the baby.
Post abortion Syndrome (PAS) can be the same as Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome.
Abortion can be so traumatising for some women that afterwards they cannot function normally.
After an abortion, women are supposed to feel relief and not grief and maybe for a short time they do; then the realisation of what they have done hits home and it can be very devastating.
Women may feel that they have no right to ask for help after making the decision to abort their baby. This guilt can be so enormous and affect them both psychologically and physically that it results in overpowering remorse and regret.
But you are not alone and you don't have to deal with these feelings without help!
At the Family Life Pregnancy Centre, we offer Post Abortion Counselling free of charge. Our service is non-judgmental and fully confidential.
Our Counsellor will take you through a nine-stage healing programme that works!
Here at the Family Life Centre, we understand what you are going through and we always offer a supportive, listening ear."
www.fli.org.nz?sid=20
Contact: Phone us anytime on: 0800 367 5433
God's Plan for a Joy-Filled Marriage provides couples with a rich understanding of the teachings of the Church and offers them the tools to live married life as God intended. The creators of the program believe that when engaged couples understand God's plan for marriage, including a clear and pastoral explanation of the 'difficult teachings', they come away from the program with a sense of liberation and gratitude rather than resentment toward the Church."
