Today on this feast day of the Church we remember and celebrate the lives of the holy and innocent children who were slaughtered in King Herod's search to kill Jesus when He was just a baby. You can read the whole story in today's gospel.
The direct killing of children may seem like a thing of the past. After all, humans are more humane now, right? Sadly, that thinking is wrong. Millions of children are brutally killed every single day of our lives. A lot of our government leaders are not trying to stop this from happening, and some of them even promote it. Some people think there's nothing morally objectionable about it and work for their right to be able to do it.
What is this awful massacre? What is this thing that is taking so many precious and innocent lives from our world? Abortion. Abortion is the evil act that is killing so many beautiful little people. It is said that history repeats itself. Abortion is not the exception to this. By allowing and even promoting this obvious evil, our societal leaders are allowing Herod's horrid act to take place day after day and year after year.
We have the power to change that. We have the power to convince our leaders to change their minds about the killing of the unborn and show them the Truth! All it takes is a little courage to stand up for life. One really good and effective way to do this is to contact your state's governmental leaders. You can do this either individually by emailing, writing to, or calling or contacting them directly by sending them a message through Students for Life Action, the sister organization of Students for Life of America which is the largest student-led pro-life organization in the nation.
On this feast day of the Holy Innocents, let's remember all of the souls of those precious babies killed by King Herod, as well as those of the millions of children killed by abortion. I firmly believe that these little saints of the Church are resting in the arms of their Father and Heavenly Mother and can be powerful intercessors for us. All of the Holy Innocents, please pray for us as we work with all of our strength to protect the beauty and dignity of every human life!
“Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:14
Wonderfully written! Thank you...CT!