Thursday, January 24, 2013

Pray for Life

THE 40TH MARCH FOR LIFE
Jeanne Monahan and Patrick Kelly

January 22nd marks the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, and on the 25th we will commemorate that solemn occasion with the 40th anniversary of the largest human rights demonstration in the world, the MARCH FOR LIFE.  With the passing of the pro-life leader and visionary Nellie Gray, a change in leadership has occurred, and with this new leadership comes big plans for the March as we go forward.

This year in particular we aim to raise awareness in the minds of all Americans of the 40th Anniversary and the toll this has taken on these United States. Our theme includes an equation--40=55M, to signify that in the forty years since Roe v. Wade, 55 million of our fellow human beings have lost their lives to abortion. Fifty-five million is nearly the population of California and New York combined.  Clearly, abortion truly is the human rights abuse of today and our theme this year reflects this reality. > Read more at marchforlife.org


National Prayer Vigil For Life

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - January 24-25, 2013

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC
Thursday, January 24, 2013
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm      Confessions - Our Lady of Hostyn Chapel - to the left in the
                                       Crypt Church (lower level)
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm      Opening Mass - Great Upper Church, Principal
                                       Celebrant & Homilist: Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley,
                                       O.F.M. Cap., Chairman-elect, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life
                                       Activities
9:30 pm - 11:30 pm    Confessions - Our Lady of Hostyn Chapel
10:00 pm - 11:00 pm  National Rosary for Life - Crypt Church (lower level)
11:00 pm - 12:00 am  Night Prayer (Byzantine Rite) - Crypt Church,
                                        Celebrant: Most Reverend William C. Skurla, D.D.,
                                        Metropolitan Archbishop of Pittsburgh
                                        Homilist: Most Reverend Peter A. Libasci, Bishop of Manchester

Friday, January 25, 2013

12:00 am - 6:30 am    Holy Hours for Life - Crypt Church
                                        Led by pro-life seminarians from across the country

                                        12:00 - 1:00 am: Blessed John XXIII Seminary
                                                                      (Weston, MA)

                                          1:00 - 2:00 am: Mundelein Seminary
                                                                      (Mundelein, IL)

                                          2:00 - 3:00 am: Mount St. Mary's Seminary
                                                                      (Emmitsburg, MD)

                                          3:00 - 4:00 am: Theological College
                                                                      (Washington, DC)

                                          4:00 - 5:00 am: St. John's Seminary
                                                                      (Boston, MA)

                                          5:00 - 6:00 am: St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
                                                                      (Philadelphia, PA)
6:00 am                         Adoration (with reflection at 6:20) -
                                        Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC

6:30 am                         Morning Prayer, Benediction, Reposition -
                                        Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC
7:30 am                         Closing Mass - Great Upper Church, Principal Celebrant
                                        & Homilist: Most Reverend Kevin J. Farrell, Bishop of Dallas

http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/january-roe-events/national-prayer-vigil-for-life-schedule.cfm

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