All are invited to our Diocese’s Second Annual Holy Hour for Life and March for Life this Saturday morning, January 17, sponsored by our Diocesan Sanctity of Life Steering Committee. Pro-life signs will be available at Blessed Sacrament for the march. Also, the next day, this Sunday afternoon, January 18, all are invited to the 48th Annual Celebration of Life Pro-Life Assembly sponsored by the Shelby County Chapter of Tennessee Right to Life.
Saturday, January 17
The Holy Hour will begin in the morning at 10:00am at our beautiful Blessed Sacrament Catholic Chapel, 2564 Hale Ave., Memphis, with Father Yoelvis Gonzalez, Pastor, St. Theresa the Little Flower Catholic Church, Memphis, presiding over the event. The March will begin at 11:00am at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Chapel to Planned Parenthood, 2430 Poplar Ave., Memphis.
Sunday, January 18
The Right to Life event will start on Sunday afternoon at 1:30pm at the wonderful Madonna Learning Center, 7007 Poplar Ave., Germantown. The Keynote speaker will be Paula Ilari. Paula was a pro-choice volunteer and became a pro-life activist after giving birth to a son conceived from rape. Please see the informative flyer below for more details. For more information, contact: Kent Pruett at: 901-692-3424.
Peaceful and Prayerful
These peaceful and prayerful events precede the National Day of Prayer for the Protection of Unborn Children on Thursday, January 22, and the National March for Life in Washington, DC, on Friday, January 23.
Note: This Sunday is also known as Sanctity of Life Sunday, which is always the third Sunday in January, to commemorate the value of all human life, especially the unborn, tying into our Catholic belief that life is a sacred gift from God. This day originated with a 1984 presidential proclamation by then President Ronald Reagan.