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Prayers after a miscarriage

My husband and I just learned that I had a miscarriage. This is my third baby, but first miscarriage. We are so sad right now, and I ask for your prayers for our family. My husband and I have found great comfort by praying for the baby over the last few days since my bleeding started. Does anyone know of a prayer or set of prayers designed particularly for this situation?

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Permalink Reply by Kristin Detloff on September 4, 2009 at 2:56pm

I'm so sorry for your loss. Here are some prayers or links to prayers that I found. The first is from EWTN.

http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/prayers/miscarriage.htm

http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Prayer/Prayers-Miscarriage-And-Infe...

God Bless you on this journey.

Kristin

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Permalink Reply by Ann Mo Cal on September 4, 2009 at 5:25pm

MR,

I am so sorry for your loss. Do you have a "Mother's Manual"? My Mom gave me a copy, it was a pamflet for Mom's given to her at a Catholic Hospital. It has a lot of beautiful prayers. Following is a prayer "At the death of a child"

Most sorrowful Mother, your onlyson was called the fairest of all the sons of men. And you lost your boy in death on Calvary.
Mary, my child is gone now, too - and in this earthly life I shall nver see my dear one again. And still I would not have it otherwise because I now that God wished to take my darling away young and innocent, before this world had cast its shadow upon that precious soul. And I am grateful for the assurance that my child is safe with Jesus and close to you .
Yet, dear Mother, I must carry on here below.
Remind your divine Son o fthe empitiness that my mother's heart must now know in this loss, and ask with me that I may have the strenth and comfort that I so greatly need.,
May I in faith, like you , be humbly submissive to the end.

At the cross, your sation keeping Mournful Mother, you stood weeping close to Jesus to the last.

Mother of Love, of Sorrow, and of Mercy,, Pray for us!

I had my 2nd miscarriage this July on my birthday.

Love,

Ann

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Permalink Reply by MR on September 4, 2009 at 6:53pm

Thank you all, ladies, for your prayers. After having bled some since Tuesday night, I finally lost the baby today, although I knew as of yesterday that I was miscarrying. I was 11 weeks pregnant. These last few days have been very difficult. My husband and I have named our baby and we're going to plan a private (for just the two of us) prayer service to pray for him and for ourselves. All of the prayers you all suggest above are helping me formulate how to pray about this and giving me the language to talk to God about it. I am grateful for your support.

Michelle