This episode discusses topics of infertility, miscarriage and child loss, and could be triggering for some.
Today’s episode faces the indescribable pain of miscarriage, stillbirth and the loss of a child. October 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, and offers a chance for parishes to minister to families who carry a grief that no one ever should. We speak to Leeanne Schweiger, a woman who has started the St. Gerard Ministry in her parish.
This episode discusses the St. Gerard ministry- with St. Gerard being the patron saint of expectant mothers, mothers, women in childbirth and unborn children - and celebrating a Mass to honor those who long to be parents but have experienced a tragic loss that no one should endure.
For more information about Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day as well as resources that could aid in creating a service to support those suffering in your parish, check out the show notes of this episode.
SHOW NOTES
Bio: Leeanne Schweiger
Leeanne Schweiger is a member of Regina Coeli Parish (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). She has helped to create and lead the St. Gerard Ministry, an organization that ministers to women and men who have lost children through miscarriage, stillbirth or early infancy, and to couples who are struggling with infertility.
For more information about Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, visit the following links:
Star Legacy Foundation: Awareness Month
Ministry Monday Episode #052: Of Womb and Tomb (with Kate Williams)
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