
We are basically losing a great many Catholic personages before they are born. God in his Foreknowledge knows exactly what they were to become, as part of his loving Plan (cf. Romans 12:3–8 and 1 Corinthians 12:1–31, RSVCE).
Just in the religious world:
Canonised Saints
Beatified souls
Friends of God
Popes
Cardinals
Seers
Doctors of the Church
Priest-religious
Consecrated Brothers
Consecrated Sisters
Missionaries
Common members of the flock (rams, ewes and lambs that we are)
Bishops
Secular (diocesan) priests
Deacons
Acolytes (altar servers)
Mystics
Prophets
Visionaries
Holy martyrs
Intercessors
Healers
Disabled, sick and bed-ridden souls having the gifts of suffering, prayer and contemplation
Elderly souls with their life wisdom
Mature souls with their strength
Youths with their energy and vivacity
Little children with their sweetness and purity
Founders and superiors of religious institutes
Catechists
Teachers
Academics and scholars
Experts in languages, scriptural texts and historical linguistics
Authors of edifying spiritual works
Religious artists and artisans
Musicians and composers
Architects of sacred buildings
Workers of great projects
Participants in all positions in society
Ordinary people, beloved of God
This is in light of Catholic mothers aborting in similar colossal numbers to non-religious mothers (see Catholics for Choice).
The loss of countless personages such as these is a great wounding of and bloodletting from the Church. By it, She is weakened and her effectiveness is reduced. We needed every one of these souls. We would have been able to help each other go to God. But they are gone away from us now. We are left, to struggle forward in our pitiful state—perhaps half-dead but far from lifeless—while in every moment we cast our weak and sinful selves into the endless Abyss of the divine Mercy. This is our best hope, and the hope of the whole world.