When Maria and Israel found out their unborn baby would die soon after birth, they chose to see her life as a gift from God.
Loreto was born with an important mission. Like all of us in every second of life, Loreto has the opportunity to fulfill the destiny for which she was born.
This child’s arrival has turned upside down all human plans and protocols by affirming, with her presence, the enormous grace hidden in the Lord’s mysterious design.
Maria and Israel were already the parents of 4 children when, in the 16th week of their fifth pregnancy, they were informed that they were expecting a baby girl with a very serious prenatal diagnosis: holoprosencephaly. The medical statistics clearly showed that their daughter would die either in the womb or shortly after birth.
Despite the fears that naturally appear in such a situation, they understood very clearly from the beginning that Loreto’s life was an immense gift, a soul that God had planned and created with great love. Her life depended on her parents only up to a certain point, and after that they could only trust in God’s plans.
Strangely enough, the central themes of this story are not pain or bad luck. The real protagonists are the Lord and this couple’s complete acceptance of His plans. They’re a husband and wife who remember that they promised before God to share the good and the bad; a couple who, despite their own limitations, are giving their all and expanding their lives to welcome God’s unexpected gifts.
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