"...every human life has an incomparable, a most elevated dignity."

Saturday the Prayer Vigil for All Nascent Human Life was held in Rome and all over the world.  You can read the full text of the Pope's homily here.  Here are some excerpts the I really liked (my emphasis added).

"The Incarnation reveals to us, with intense light and in an amazing way, that every human life has an incomparable, a most elevated dignity."

"Believing in Jesus Christ also means having a new outlook on man, a look of trust and hope. Moreover, experience itself and reason show that the human being is a subject capable of discernment, self-conscious and free, unique and irreplaceable, the summit of all earthly things, that must be recognized in his innate value and always accepted with respect and love. He has the right not to be treated as an object of possession or something to manipulate at will, not to be reduced to a mere instrument for the benefit of others and their interests. The human person is a good in and of himself and his integral development should always be sought. Love for all, if it is sincere, naturally tends to become a preferential attention to the weakest and poorest. In this vein we find the Church's concern for the unborn, the most fragile, the most threatened by the selfishness of adults and the darkening of consciences. The Church continually reiterates what was declared by the Second Vatican Council against abortion and all violations of unborn life: 'from the moment of its conception life must be guarded with the greatest care. '"

Awesome words of wisdom from the Holy Father.  No human life, whether still in the womb, toddler, teen, adult, or on the verge of their last breath, deserves to be treated like an object.  Human life from its beginning stages to its final stages is sacred.  Advent is a great time to reflect on the reality and sacredness of the child in the womb.  Let us pray for an end to the scourge of abortion, infanticide, contraception, assisted suicide, euthanasia and all crimes against humanity.  And let us faithfully reach out in love to those who feel they have no other choice but to succumb to these things.  There is another choice!  Choose life that you and your descendants may live! (Deut. 30:19)

"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish." - Bl. Mother Teresa


Thanks for the video link, Emily!