Local and National March for Life 2021
Despite the limitations presented by the pandemic this March for Life cycle, local and national events for prayer and public witness are still available in Indiana. Let us pray for the unborn, for expectant mothers, and work to increase opportunities for women to choose life.
Local/Statewide Events
Vigil for Life
Thursday, January 21
Elizabeth Ann Seton Church
Carmel, IN
7:00-9:00 PM
Annual Solemn Observance of Roe v. Wade Mass
Friday, January 22
St. John the Evangelist
Indianapolis, IN
10:30 AM
Indiana March for Life
Friday, January 22
12:00PM
Georgia Street to Capitol Building
For more info and to register for any of the above events, CLICK HERE.
National Events with the USCCB
WASHINGTON—Catholics nationwide are preparing to pray 9 Days for Life, the annual pro-life novena beginning this year on January 21. New this year, dioceses across the country are live-streaming prayer events each day for the protection of human life.
In the Catholic Church, a ‘novena’ consists of prayers over nine successive days. This pro-life novena is an opportunity for recollection and reparation in observation of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade—the Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal throughout the United States.
The overarching intention of the novena is the end to abortion. Each daily intention highlights a related topic and is accompanied by a reflection, educational information, and suggested daily actions. The novena encompasses the annual Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children on January 22.
All are invited to sign up. Participants can receive the novena in English or Spanish via email or text message, or access it online. Participants can share their pro-life witness and invite their social networks to pray on social media with the hashtag #9DaysforLife. A leader’s kit is available, and features the daily prayer intentions and reflections, among other resources. A press kit is also available.
Sponsored by the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, 9 Days for Life began in 2013 in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.