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Nine Days Of Prayer, Penance And Pilgrimage<\/strong><\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a>On January 22nd and January 25th our nation will remember the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n

Since that tragic decision, more than 55 million children\u2019s lives have been lost to abortion, and the lives of millions of their parents have been shattered.<\/p>\n

As part of the bishops\u2019 recent call to prayer, \u201cNine Days of Prayer, Penance and Pilgrimage\u201d will take place January 19-27, 2013.<\/p>\n

This time period, focusing on the theme of pilgrimage, includes:<\/p>\n

Blessings of pro-life pilgrims (en espa\u00f1ol)
\n(See page 10, 2012 Respect Life Program Liturgy Guide)<\/p>\n

Novena \u2013 Sign up for daily emails below, or text \u201c9days\u201d to 99000 to receive it through daily text messages!<\/p>\n

Youth and young adult activities (\u201cPro-Life Profiles\u201d and a high school age video contest)<\/p>\n

Closing Eucharistic Holy Hour
\nText \u201c9days\u201d to 99000
\nTo receive this novena by daily text messages!<\/p>\n

To sign up for the Novena, go to the USCCB website<\/a>\u00a0or click on the link in the sidebar to the right of this post. <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"