BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.diocesepb.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:9bd8772f-bb88-45b6-82d9-66aa6c4498c5 X-WR-CALDESC:The National Prayer Vigil for Life is hosted each January by t he U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Pro-Life Secretariat\, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washingto n\, D.C.\, and The Catholic University of America’s Office of Campus Minis try. The vigil has always coincided with the eve of the March for Life\, w hich marks the date of 1973 decision of the Supreme Court of the United St ates in Roe v. Wade that legalized and normalized the taking of innocent h uman life nationwide.\n \nCatholics across the country are encouraged to o bserve a nationwide prayer vigil from Thursday\, January 19 to Friday\, Ja nuary 20\, 2023\, to pray for an end to abortion and a greater respect for all human life. “The National Prayer Vigil is a time to praise God for th e great gift of the recent Supreme Court Dobbs decision\, overturning the tragic Roe v. Wade decision made almost a half-century ago. State and fede ral legislators are now free to embrace policies that protect preborn chil dren and their mothers. Yet\, there is still a great need for prayer and a dvocacy from the faithful\, as there will be intensified efforts to codify Roe in legislation and policies at the state and federal levels. Many pra yers and sacrifices are needed to transform our culture so that all may ch erish the gift of human life and offer life-giving support to vulnerable w omen\, children\, and families\,” said Kat Talalas\, assistant director of pro-life communications at the USCCB.\n \nThe Vigil Opening Mas will take place at 5:00 PM on Thursday\, January 19. The principal celebrant and ho milist for the Opening Mass will be Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimor e\, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities. The Mass wil l be immediately followed by a Holy Hour for Life. This will start off a s eries of nationwide holy hours throughout the night from dioceses across t he country\, which will be broadcast on the USCCB’s website. The nationwid e vigil concludes at 8:00 AM on Friday\, January 20 with a Closing Mass at the Basilica to be celebrated by Bishop Joseph L. Coffey\, Auxiliary Bish op of the Archdiocese for the Military Services\, USA.\n \nLive-streaming information for overnight diocesan national holy hours will be provided on the USCCB’s website in January. \n \nThe live television broadcasts on J anuary 19 from 5:00-8:00 PM and on January 20 from 8:00-9:00 AM will be pr ovided by the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) and will be available via live-stream on the Basilica’s website https://www.nationalshrine.org/ mass/. For more information about on-site attendance at the Basilica for t he National Prayer Vigil for Life\, please visit the information page on t he Basilica’s website.\n \nFor those who cannot come to Washington\, Catho lics across the country will have opportunities to unite in prayer during the nationwide vigil through local diocesan prayer efforts such as special Masses and holy hours taking place during January 19-20. Additionally\, t housands of Catholics are signing up for the national pro-life novena\, 9 Days for Life\, https://www.respectlife.org/9-days-signup which will take place from January 19-27\, 2023.\n \nFor more details on the National Pra yer Vigil for Life in Washington\, D.C.\, visit https://www.usccb.org/prol ife/annual-pro-life-events. \n \n \n###\n \nMedia Contact: \nChieko Noguch i \n202-541-3200\n \nView this release on the USCCB website. https://www.u sccb.org/news/2022/nationwide-prayer-vigil-life-continue-after-reversal-ro e-v-wade\n\n\n\n X-WR-RELCALID:15fdefff64972bd68a6f4103cf4e47f9 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20231105T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20230312T020000 RDATE:20240310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f9484b07-9080-47ee-b817-6d5b1ae3ecd8 DTSTAMP:20260525T071700Z DESCRIPTION:The National Prayer Vigil for Life is hosted each January by th e U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Pro-Life Secretariat\, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington \, D.C.\, and The Catholic University of America’s Office of Campus Minist ry. The vigil has always coincided with the eve of the March for Life\, wh ich marks the date of 1973 decision of the Supreme Court of the United Sta tes in Roe v. Wade that legalized and normalized the taking of innocent hu man life nationwide.\n \nCatholics across the country are encouraged to ob serve a nationwide prayer vigil from Thursday\, January 19 to Friday\, Jan uary 20\, 2023\, to pray for an end to abortion and a greater respect for all human life. “The National Prayer Vigil is a time to praise God for the great gift of the recent Supreme Court Dobbs decision\, overturning the t ragic Roe v. Wade decision made almost a half-century ago. State and feder al legislators are now free to embrace policies that protect preborn child ren and their mothers. Yet\, there is still a great need for prayer and ad vocacy from the faithful\, as there will be intensified efforts to codify Roe in legislation and policies at the state and federal levels. Many pray ers and sacrifices are needed to transform our culture so that all may che rish the gift of human life and offer life-giving support to vulnerable wo men\, children\, and families\,” said Kat Talalas\, assistant director of pro-life communications at the USCCB.\n \nThe Vigil Opening Mas will take place at 5:00 PM on Thursday\, January 19. The principal celebrant and hom ilist for the Opening Mass will be Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore \, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities. The Mass will be immediately followed by a Holy Hour for Life. This will start off a se ries of nationwide holy hours throughout the night from dioceses across th e country\, which will be broadcast on the USCCB’s website. The nationwide vigil concludes at 8:00 AM on Friday\, January 20 with a Closing Mass at the Basilica to be celebrated by Bishop Joseph L. Coffey\, Auxiliary Bisho p of the Archdiocese for the Military Services\, USA.\n \nLive-streaming i nformation for overnight diocesan national holy hours will be provided on the USCCB’s website in January. \n \nThe live television broadcasts on Ja nuary 19 from 5:00-8:00 PM and on January 20 from 8:00-9:00 AM will be pro vided by the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) and will be available via live-stream on the Basilica’s website https://www.nationalshrine.org/m ass/. For more information about on-site attendance at the Basilica for th e National Prayer Vigil for Life\, please visit the information page on th e Basilica’s website.\n \nFor those who cannot come to Washington\, Cathol ics across the country will have opportunities to unite in prayer during t he nationwide vigil through local diocesan prayer efforts such as special Masses and holy hours taking place during January 19-20. Additionally\, th ousands of Catholics are signing up for the national pro-life novena\, 9 D ays for Life\, https://www.respectlife.org/9-days-signup which will take place from January 19-27\, 2023.\n \nFor more details on the National Pray er Vigil for Life in Washington\, D.C.\, visit https://www.usccb.org/proli fe/annual-pro-life-events. \n \n \n###\n \nMedia Contact: \nChieko Noguchi \n202-541-3200\n \nView this release on the USCCB website. https://www.us ccb.org/news/2022/nationwide-prayer-vigil-life-continue-after-reversal-roe -v-wade\n\n\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230119T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230120T235900 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Nationwide Prayer Vigil for Life to Continue After Reversal of Roe v. Wade END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR