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National Prayer Vigil for Life
January 23 @ 5:00 pm - January 24 @ 8:00 am

We invite you to join us both in person and virtually for the 2025 National Prayer Vigil for Life on January 23 – January 24. The Opening Mass will begin at 5:00 PM on January 23 in the Great Upper Church of the Basilica. Immediately following the Opening Mass, the National Holy Hour for Life will be held through 8:00 PM. The National Prayer Vigil will conclude with the Closing Mass at 8:00 AM on January 24 in the Great Upper Church.
Both the Opening and Closing Mass will be livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass.
*** Reservations and concelebration by (Arch)Bishops and Priests is required.***
Thursday, January 23
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4:45 p.m. | Chaplet of Divine Mercy |
5:00 p.m.* | Opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Most Reverend Joseph F. Naumann, Archbishop of Kansas City, Kansas – Principal Celebrant & Homilist |
7:00 p.m. | The National Holy Hour for Life |
Members of the Hierarchy and Priests who wish to concelebrate and Deacons who wish to attend are required to register ahead of time for the Opening Mass. Click here to register.
Seminarians are also required to register ahead of time for the Opening Mass. Click here to register.
Friday, January 24
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8:00 a.m.* | Closing Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn – Principal Celebrant & Homilist |
Members of the Hierarchy and Priests who wish to concelebrate and Deacons who wish to attend are required to register ahead of time for the Closing Mass. Click here to register.
*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass.