What is the International Day of the Unborn Child?
Celebrated simultaneously with the Feast of the Annunciation on the 25th of March every year is the International Day of the Unborn Child. Officially, it was first celebrated in 1993 in El Salvador where the people celebrated the right to be born. This day commemorates the lost lives of those unborn children due to the horror of abortion. This was during the office of Pope John Paul II. The Pope saw this day as “a positive option in favor of life.”
Dating back to the time that God was conceived, The Holy Father linked the day with Feast of the Annunciation only to honor the day, even though it is not only associated with the Christians but also with pro-life group who celebrates human-life.
There are different ways this day is celebrated around the world. In many churches, they pray Rosary or a Mass is held or there is a holy hour for the unborn. Some groups pray for the mothers and spiritually adopt the unborn children. While many become a part of Rosary processions and marches that are carried out to the abortion clinics. Some raise funds for baby showers for the local pro-life groups or the local pregnancy centers.
In 1999, many other groups like Muslims, Orthodox and the Jewish joined in Buenos Aires. The Knights of Columbus also supported the International Day of the Unborn Child.
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