Parents are the first to teach their children who God is and how to pray to Him. They are the first to teach them the wonders of the world and of the faith. They are, indeed, the first to teach, by word and example, that human life is sacred, no matter how frail or repulsive it may be. There should always be a family dimension to the work of your many and various groups. Continue to seek ways to assist families to impart that reverence for life which it is so necessary to regain in our day.
Children are particularly open and ready to receive the message that all life is sacred.
They know better than anyone that the weak need to be protected from the strong, and their sense of fairness is very keen. Children also play a key role in helping one another learn these lessons, and in sanctifying their parents within the domestic Church which is the family. The cause is taken up in schools A very large arena for the advancement of the Gospel of Life in the new Millennium is in the schools. The efforts of the Church to impart the faith, and to teach a vision of the world based in the truths of that faith, find an important expression in the apostolate of teaching, whether in schools or in catechetical programs. These programs provide an essential opportunity for imparting the truth about the dignity of human life.