Healing and Ongoing Support

"He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken." Isaiah 25:8

Ways to Memorialize

    Have a mass said for your family

    Speak with your parish priest

    Shrine of the Holy Innocents

• https://shrineofholyinnocents.org/shrine-of-the-unborn
• Baby’s name is recorded in the Book of Life, mass is said for all the unborn recorded in the book, possible printable certificate via e-mail

    Name your baby

    Plant a tree

    Talk about your baby with siblings; include the child in the family count; talk about the child by name

    Ask your baby to intercede for your family with prayers

    Memorial jewelry

    Memorial/prayer garden

    Keepsake boxes/Home memorials

    Journal/Write letters to baby

    Honor baby on birthday or due date

    Christmas ornaments

Books

    After Miscarriage: A Catholic Woman’s Companion to Healing & Hope 
    by: Karen Edmisten

• See Magnolia Sweet Healing for a potentially free copy. 
• https://magnoliasweethealing.wordpress.com

    
    Grieving Together: A Couple’s Journey Through Miscarriage 
    by: Laura Kelly Fanucci & Franco David Fanucci

    
    Blessed Is the Fruit of Thy Womb: Rosary Reflections on Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss 
    by: Heidi Indahl

    
    Nursery of Heaven: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss In the Lives of the Saints and Today’s Parents 
    by: Patrick O’Hearn and Cassie Everts

    
    Empty Arms 
    by: Pam Vredevelt 

    
    A Grief Observed 
    by: C.S. Lewis

Websites/Support Groups

    To the Moon and Back Ministry - St. Mary Parish, Westphalia

• Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infant Loss Support
  • https://stmarychurch.net/to-the-moon-and-back-ministry

    

    Springs in the Desert

• Catholic Infertility Community (also walks with women who experience loss)
  • http://springsinthedesert.org/

    Red Bird Ministries 

• Non-profit, pro-life, pro-family, Catholic grief support ministry
  • https://redbird.love

    Ele's Place

• Grief support for children and teens 
• Locations: Lansing, Flint, Ann Arbor, and Grand Rapids
  • https://www.elesplace.org

 

*Are you aware of other local support groups within the Diocese of Lansing? 
 Please email  ourlittleonesministry@outlook.com

 

Counselors

• St. Vincent Catholic Charities
  • https://stvcc.org
• Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties
  • https://catholiccharitiesflint.org

NaPro Doctors

• Health Conditions
• Fertility and Midwifery Care Center
  • https://fertilityandmidwifery.com/
•  Saint Paul VI Institute- Pro-Life Fertility Medical Care (Creighton Model) & NaPro Technology
  • https://popepaulvi.com
  • https://naprotechnology.com

Miscarriage and Infant Loss Support Providers in MI

• https://mycatholicdoctor.com/providers/miscarriage-and-infant-loss-support/michigan/
• https://mycatholicdoctor.com/catholic-miscarriage-and-infant-loss-support/

National Catholic Bioethics Center

• Call the Center at 215-877-2660, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.  
• They answer questions free of charge for those needing to make Catholic moral decisions.