Throughout this week the nation remembers the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion at any stage of the preborn baby’s life in his/her mother’s womb. To sadly commemorate this decision and its tragic consequences, there are a number of observances taking place in this region and throughout the nation.
The March for Life will be on Friday, 25 January in Washington, DC. The pre-march March for Life Rally will be on the National Mall (west of 8th Street near the Smithsonian Castle) beginning at 12:00 PM and continuing until approximately 1:30 PM. It will be followed immediately by the March for Life itself.
As in previous years, the Solemn Vigil Mass for Life/National Prayer Vigil for Life will be held in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Boston (and Chairman-elect, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities) will be the Principal Celebrant and Homilist at the Vigil Mass. Catholic TV and EWTN will broadcast coverage for this event beginning at 6:30 PM.
The Archdiocese of Washington will host its 17th annual Youth Rally and Mass for Life on Friday.
Media reports on the March and related issues:
Public Discourse: Forty Years Later: It's Time for a New Feminism (22 JAN 13)
Public Discourse: On the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade: A Public Discourse Symposium (21 JAN 13)
National Catholic Register: Forty Years After 'Roe' and 'Doe,' Pro-Lifers Are Hopeful (22 JAN 13)
Life News: Woman Behind Roe v. Wade: “I’m Dedicating My Life to Overturning It” (22 JAN 13)
National Catholic Register: Why 'Roe v. Wade' (Bad As It Is) Isn’t the Real Problem (22 JAN 13)
National Catholic Register: Take Part in March for Life 2013 Around the Country (19 JAN 13)
Beginning to Pray: Prayer on the Eve of an Infamous Decision (21 JAN 13)
National Catholic Register: Alabama Supreme Court Recognizes Unborn as ‘Children’ (16 JAN 13)
OSV Daily Take: Messages from bishops mark 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade (21 JAN 13)
Background information:
National Prayer Vigil for Life
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