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Are you pregnant? If so, Pope Francis has a message for you

POPE FRANCIS BLESSES PREGNANT WOMAN
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Aleteia - published on 06/27/17
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Let nothing rob you of the interior joy of motherhood.With great affection I urge all future mothers: keep happy and let nothing rob you of the interior joy of motherhood. Your child deserves your happiness.

Don’t let fears, worries, other people’s comments or problems lessen your joy at being God’s means of bringing a new life to the world.

Prepare yourself for the birth of your child, but without obsessing, and join in Mary’s song of joy: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit exults in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant” (Lk 1:46-48).

Try to experience this serene excitement amid all your many concerns, and ask the Lord to preserve your joy, so that you can pass it on to your child.

~Amoris Laetitia, No. 171



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