In a culture that treats pain as the ultimate enemy, the Catholic understanding of suffering can seem radical. But for laboring mothers, this teaching offers something no epidural can provide: meaning.
The Modern View vs. The Catholic View
Modern approach: Pain is meaningless. Eliminate it at all costs.
Catholic approach: Pain can be redemptive. Suffering offered to God becomes powerful prayer.
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5 Prayers for Labor & Delivery
A Catholic prayer for every stage of birth. From the first contraction to holding your baby.