It has been three years since I have been able to participate in the Solemn Vigil Mass for Life/National Prayer Vigil for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and in the National March for Life in Washington, DC, and, although I am no longer in a position to be able to participate in these events, I am very blessed to have been able to take part on a number of occasions.
May those who are taking part this year be truly blessed in a special way.
For planning purposes, EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) will be broadcasting (live) the Solemn Vigil Mass for Life tomorrow (23 JAN 11), beginning at 6:30 PM (ET). Daniel Cardinal DiNardo is to be the main celebrant and homilist. Hundreds of bishops and priests are expected to concelebrate the Mass with him.
On Monday (24 JAN 11), the CatholicTV Network will broadcast (live) the Mass For Life from the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., beginning at 10:00 AM (ET). Cardinal Donald Wuerl is to be the main celebrant, and a number of other bishops and priests are expected to concelebrate with him.
CatholicTV will also broadcast (taped) the Youth Rally For Life at the Verizon Center immediately after Mass. This rally, scheduled to begin at 7:30 AM, is to include musical performances by Steve Angrisano, Ike Ndolo, Maddie Curtis and an audience of thousands of young Catholics from around the country. (Both events will be rebroadcast at 8:00 PM the same day, beginning with Mass.)
EWTN will broadcast (live) the 2011 March For Life, beginning with the Rally for Life and continuing with the march up Constitution Avenue. EWTN’s planned coverage includes interviews, panel discussions, and speeches by pro-lifers around the country. Coverage is scheduled to begin at 11:30 AM (ET) on Monday (24 JAN 11), with an encore presentation on Saturday, 29 January, beginning at 2:00 PM.
For more information about these events, please visit:
2011 National Prayer Vigil for Life
2011 Youth Rally and Mass for Life
Related News Items:
National Catholic Register Editorial: State of the Unborn (21 JAN 11)
Knights of Columbus: Headline Bistro: Abortion in the news (21 JAN 11)
New York Times: Lawmakers in Many States Pushing for Abortion Curbs (21 JAN 11)
Catholic San Francisco: Former Planned Parenthood director to convert to Catholicism (19 JAN 11)
Mother Jones: The Man Who Loved Women Too Much (Jan/Feb 2011)
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