ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯐꯪꯐꯝ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ

ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯐꯪꯐꯝ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯖꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯡꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯍꯛ ꯂꯩ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ, ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯠꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯤ꯫ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯍꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯦꯄꯤꯇꯦꯜ ꯄꯅꯤꯁꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯇꯥꯃꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯏ, ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯈꯔꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯂꯃꯆꯠ-ꯁꯥꯖꯠ ꯁꯣꯛꯅꯤꯡꯉꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯎꯏ; ꯂꯥꯟ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈꯔꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯎꯏ; ꯑꯦꯕꯣꯔꯁꯟ, ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯆꯥꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯁꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯤ; ꯏꯎꯊꯅꯦꯁꯤꯌꯥ, ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯔꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯎꯕꯥ; ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯍꯤꯡꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯍꯛ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯎꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯨꯇꯦꯂꯤꯇꯤ; ꯖꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯃꯤꯁꯥꯏꯗ, ꯈꯔꯅꯥ ꯍꯣꯃꯤꯁꯥꯏꯗꯀꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯣꯛ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯖꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥ-ꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯉꯥꯛ-ꯁꯦꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯎꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯏ꯫ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯍꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯟꯁꯤꯄꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯔꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯅꯤꯡꯗꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

## ꯑꯦꯕꯣꯔꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕ

"ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯍꯛ" ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯣꯔꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯥ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯣꯔꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯅꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜꯂꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯍꯛ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯈꯤ꯫ ꯱꯹꯵꯱ꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯄꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯅꯁꯥꯏꯛꯂꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯣꯞ ꯄꯤꯌꯁ XIIꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯈꯤꯕꯥ:

ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ, ꯄꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯉꯥꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯉꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯏꯄꯨꯔꯣꯌꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯍꯛ ꯂꯩ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥ-ꯃꯄꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯈꯨꯟꯅꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯊꯣꯔꯤꯇꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ꯫ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯦ, ꯈꯨꯟꯅꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯦ, ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯊꯣꯔꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯦ, ꯁꯥꯏꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯦ, ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯀꯦꯜ, ꯏꯎꯖꯦꯅꯤꯛ, ꯁꯣꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ, ꯏꯀꯣꯅꯣꯃꯤꯛ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯣꯔꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯈꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯇꯥꯏꯇꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ “ꯏꯟꯗꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ” ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯦ꯫ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯖꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯒꯤ꯫

— Pope Pius XII, Address to Midwives on the Nature of Their Profession Papal Encyclical, October 29, 1951.


꯱꯹꯶꯶ꯇꯥ ꯅꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯅꯐꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯀꯦꯊꯣꯂꯤꯛ ꯕꯤꯁꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ (ꯑꯦꯟ.ꯁꯤ.ꯁꯤ.ꯕꯤ.)ꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯥ. ꯖꯦꯃꯁ ꯇꯤ.ꯃꯦꯀꯍꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯨꯅꯥꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯣꯔꯁꯟ ꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯅꯕꯥ꯫ ꯅꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯔꯥꯏꯠ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯥꯏꯐ ꯀꯃꯤꯇꯤ (ꯑꯦꯟ.ꯑꯥꯔ.ꯑꯦꯜ.ꯁꯤ.) ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯅꯐꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯀꯦꯊꯣꯂꯤꯛ ꯕꯤꯁꯣꯄꯀꯤ ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯦꯝꯄꯦꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯥꯏꯠ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯥꯏꯐ ꯂꯤꯒ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯱꯹꯶꯷ꯇꯥ ꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯈꯤ꯫ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯟ-ꯁꯦꯛꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯃꯨꯕꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯜ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯅꯤꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯂꯨꯆꯤꯡꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯟ.ꯑꯥꯔ.ꯑꯦꯜ.ꯁꯤ.ꯕꯨ ꯅꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯅꯐꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯀꯦꯊꯣꯂꯤꯛ ꯕꯤꯁꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯣꯈꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯔꯒꯥꯅꯥꯏꯖꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯣꯗꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯈꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯱꯹꯷꯳ꯒꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯍꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯟ.ꯑꯥꯔ.ꯑꯦꯜ.ꯁꯤ. ꯖꯦꯃꯁ ꯇꯤ ꯃꯦꯀꯍꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯀꯖꯤꯛꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯇ ꯃꯥꯏꯀꯦꯜ ꯇꯦꯂꯔꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯈꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯟ.ꯑꯥꯔ.ꯑꯦꯜ.ꯁꯤ.

## ꯀꯦꯄꯤꯇꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯆꯩꯔꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯕ
ꯀꯦꯄꯤꯇꯦꯜ ꯄꯅꯤꯁꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯍꯛ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤ ꯆꯩꯔꯥꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯍꯛ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯍꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯖꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯏꯀꯥꯏ ꯈꯨꯝꯅꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯄꯣꯏꯟꯇꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯩ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯀꯦꯄꯤꯇꯦꯜ ꯄꯅꯤꯁꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯂꯃꯆꯠ-ꯁꯥꯖꯠꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯍꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯄꯤꯇꯦꯜ ꯄꯅꯤꯁꯃꯦꯟꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯅꯥꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯣꯂꯣꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯇꯔꯆꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤ ꯆꯩꯔꯥꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ “ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯗꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯤꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤ ꯂꯩꯠꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯩꯔꯥꯛ” ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯀꯧꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯝꯅꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯅꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯂꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯕꯨ “ꯍ꯭ꯌꯨꯃꯦꯟ ꯔꯥꯏꯠꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯥ, ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯕꯥ” ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯏ꯫

ꯌꯨꯅꯥꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯅꯦꯁꯟꯁ ꯖꯦꯅꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯁꯦꯃꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯥ, ꯲꯰꯰꯷, ꯲꯰꯰꯸, ꯲꯰꯱꯰, ꯲꯰꯱꯲, ꯲꯰꯱꯴, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯲꯰꯱꯶ꯇꯥ ꯅꯟ-ꯕꯥꯏꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯖꯣꯂꯨꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯈꯠꯈ꯭ꯔꯦ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯔꯦꯇꯣꯔꯤꯌꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯧꯈ꯭ꯔꯦ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
## ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯂꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ

ꯃꯆꯥꯈꯥꯏꯕ:ꯐꯪꯐꯝ ꯊꯣꯛꯄꯁꯤꯡ