homeschooling mom to 6 (11g, 10b, 8b, 5g, 3g, 2g), wife who loves hot tea and long conversations, older sister who knows how to drive to get late night ice cream, cook who loves lemon meringue pie, reader who loves Jane Austen, runner who needs new shoes, liver of life who loves family and friends, particularly my family
Prayer to Saint Gerard for Protection During Pregnancy
Great Saint Gerard, beloved servant of Jesus Christ, perfect imitator of our meek and humble Savior, and devoted child of the Mother of God, enkindle in my heart one spark of that heavenly of charity which glowed in yours and made you a seraph of love. Glorious Saint Gerard, because, like your Divine Master, you bore without murmur or complaint the calumnies of wicked men when falsely accused of crime, you have been raised up by God as the patron and protector of expectant mothers. Preserve me in the dangers of motherhood, and shield the child I now bear, that it may be brought safely to the light of day and receive the sacrament of baptism.