Reads: "Prayer for a Safe DeliveryO Great Saint Gerard, beloved servant of Jesus Christ, perfect imitator of your meek and humble Savior, and devoted child of the Mother of God, enkindle within my heart one spark of that heavenly fire of charity which glowed in your heart and made you and angel of love. O glorious Saint Gerard, compassionate toward suffering mothers, you have been raised up by God as the patron and protector of expectant mothers. Help me be grateful for the privilege of bringing a precious life into our world. Preserve me from danger and from the excessive pains accompanying childbirth, and shield the child which I now carry, that my baby may see the light of day and receive the purifying and life-giving waters of Baptism through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
