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Activism See other Activism Articles Title: ‘Protect the Equal Right to Life’ theme of 34th annual march ‘Protect the Equal Right to Life’ theme of 34th annual march 1/8/2007 Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – The annual March for Life will take place Jan. 22 in Washington to mark the 34th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. The event will begin with a noon rally on the National Mall followed by a march along Constitution Avenue that will end at the U.S. Supreme Court. From there, participants are encouraged to meet with members of Congress to lobby on anti-abortion issues. The theme of this year's march is "Thou Shalt Protect the Equal Right to Life of Each Innocent Human in Existence at Fertilization. No Exception! No Compromise!" Several other events will take place both in Washington and around the country to mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 decision. The National Prayer Vigil for Life will take place Jan. 21 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington with an 8 p.m. Mass celebrated by Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia, who is chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities. The vigil – sponsored by the basilica, the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities and The Catholic University of America – also includes a rosary for life, night prayer, Holy Hours, morning prayer and the opportunity for confession. It ends at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 22 with a Mass celebrated by Washington Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl. On the morning of the annual March for Life, the Washington Archdiocese expects more than 20,000 Catholic teens and young adults to attend its youth rally and Mass at the Verizon Center, Washington's largest sports arena. Because so many young people have attended in previous years, there will be a second, smaller rally and Mass at Constitution Hall to accommodate the crowds. Doors open at both venues at 7 a.m. Priests will be available for the sacrament of reconciliation at 8 a.m. and the rally will begin at 8:45 followed by Mass at 10. Archbishop Wuerl will be the main celebrant of the Mass at the Verizon Center, and Cardinal Rigali will celebrate the Mass at Constitution Hall. Other pro-life events across the country will include an annual Respect Life Mass celebrated by Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles Jan. 20 and a second annual March for Life in Chicago Jan. 21, which will end with a prayer vigil. Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George will join Chicago youths in Washington to participate in the annual march and rally for lunch and a brief address Jan. 21. Afterward, he will be joined by Father Frank Pavone, director of Priests for Life, for a question-and-answer session. Father Pavone also will preach in the Dirksen Senate Office Building at a Jan. 22 prayer service called the National Memorial for the Preborn and Their Mothers and Fathers.
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