The Feast of the Holy Innocents

Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents, those children that King Herod had murdered in his quest to destroy the Christ Child. Since the Wise Men did not return to inform Herod where Jesus was located, Herod decided to kill all male children under the age of two, just to be sure.

We look at this and think, what a horror! what a monster! How could anyone commit an atrocity such as this?

But don’t we do the same thing every day at abortion clinics all over the world? Aren’t there people who think it’s a woman’s choice to murder her own children? We’ve just cut out the Herod middleman.

This feast shows us that every life is precious in the eyes of God. The Church has designated them martyrs because they were sacrificed for the sake of Christ. There are many people who are still working to bring back the respect for life that is due each human person. One group is the American Life League (see link at the right under Helpful Links), headed by Judie Brown, who has worked tirelessly to bring information to people for years and combat the culture of death.

Access to abortion is the law of the land. What can I do to change that, you may say. First of all, pray. Pray for the victims of abortion, including the mothers who will have to live the rest of their lives with the knowledge of what they have done. Pray for the people who encourage, assist, and perform abortions. Pray that their hearts can be turned back to God. And pray for the people who march, pray in front of abortion clinics, and spend countless hours researching and writing. Consider supporting your local organization that helps women bring their children into the world or a national group such as American Life League. And pray some more.