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EXCLUSIVE – Marking Down Syndrome Awareness Day, Bishop Robert Barron’s publishing company, Word on Fire, is releasing a groundbreaking new book specifically designed to help adults with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities, who are disproportionately targeted for abortion, to pray.
Written by Mark Bradford, an advocate for persons with intellectual disabilities, the book – titled “Let Us Pray: Catholic Prayers for All Abilities” – features simplified traditional prayers, large print for readability, and an accessible font for those with dyslexia and other reading challenges.
Persons with Down syndrome are significantly more likely to be targeted for abortion. Between 67 and 87 percent of babies prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted, according to a study published by the NIH.
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“Prayer is meant for every one of us,” Louisville Archbishop Edward Kurtz writes in the book’s foreword. (iStock)
There are an estimated 250,000 persons with Down syndrome in the United States, and millions more with other types of intellectual challenges.
Despite this, there has been no prayer book designed for adults with these learning challenges … until now.
“Prayer is meant for every one of us,” Louisville Archbishop Edward Kurtz writes in the book’s foreword.
Kurtz, who grew up with an older brother with Down syndrome, called the book a “beautiful gift” for those who desire to grow in their faith but have no means to do so.
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Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, is the founder of Word On Fire Ministries.
Bradford told Fox News Digital that he was inspired to create the new book when he saw his 20-year-old son Thomas Augustine – who has Down syndrome – having to use a book with “horrible illustrations” designed for small children to pray…
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