Sister Brigid from the Sisters of Life in Montebello helps load a trunkful of green scarves for the Rockland marchers.

It’s traditional for participants at the March for Life in Washington to wear distinctive colors to identify themselves. These green scarves let everyone know we’re New Yorkers — and they’re so nice and warm too!

The scarves are provided each year from the Family Life/Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of New York.

A videographer from News 12 films Richard Bruno leading the group in prayer at the 10 o’clock hour of the Day of Remembrance outside Planned Parenthood in Spring Valley.

Today — Jan. 22 — prolifers throughout the nation stood up for life in prayer services, rallies, marches and protests to mark the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The anniversary was observed in Rockland with a Day of Remembrance for the 55 million unborn children lost to abortion over the past 40 years.

Click here to see the video of the event in Spring Valley from News 12.

There’s still time to join us at the day-long Day of Remembrance for the 55 million babies who have died by abortion since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision on Jan. 22, 1973.

Come join in prayer for one hour

Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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This video is a blockbuster!  Very powerful!  And, ironically, it uses the words of Pres. Barack Obama. Listen carefully to his words, but the video makers want you to take  them beyond the context of the Newtown killings (which is what he’s actually talking about) — and apply their message of respect for the dignity of human life and the preciousness of our children . . . to the unborn. If only Obama could see that.

“We marched that day surrounded by many young people, we marched with hope in our hearts, rain and cold did not stop us, 400,000 strong.”

Click here for passionate editorial by Alice Avenia Ossa. It was published in the Rockland County Times on February 2.

Description of video images: We began our Journey at 6:10 am on a sleety, cold, Monday morning.

Jerry Moriarity led us in the Joyful Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary. We prayed for a safe journey (Jeff is our bus driver) and for God to turn our beloved country of America from death to LIFE.

Father Antonio Astudillo from St. John the Baptist in Piermont prayed the Finding of Our Lord Jesus in the Temple in Spanish.  Continue reading →

Here’s what it’s like to be right in the middle of the March for Life. The excitement, the crowd, the colors — one of our Rockland marchers shares her photos.  Continue reading →

At the end of the journey -- The Rockland marchers at the Supreme Court

At 5:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 23, we began to gather — at Albertus Magnus High School and in the parking lots of Saint Gregory’s and Saint Francis’s Church.

It was dark, raining lightly and just about freezing. The roads threatened to be icy, but for the most part they weren’t. But no matter the weather, the prolife marchers from Rockland would be there. And so we head south to Washington, D.C., three buses among hundreds coming from all points of the compass, converging on the National Mall. There we’ll speak one message with one voice: Abortion must end.  Continue reading →

At the Rally for Life at the National Mall, before the March begins.

It all begins at the National Mall.

From every state in the union, hundreds of thousands of prolifers — some of whom have been on the road for days – surge toward this gathering point, where the March for Life will begin.

Here they assemble for the grand opener for the March — the Rally for Life – where the speakers – statesmen, religious leaders, and giants in the prolife movement – give eloquent voice to why we’re all here. Continue reading →