ON JAN. 22, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE U.S. MARKS THE ANNUAL Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children. Since 2013, the U.S. Catholic bishops have also invited the faithful to join in the 9 Days for Life novena ahead of the day of prayer, with the goal of ending abortion. This year’s novena will take place Jan. 16-Jan. 24, surrounding the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children.
In the Catholic Church, a novena consists of prayers over nine successive days. Since the novena began, it has reached hundreds of thousands of people in more than 100 countries spanning six continents. The novena is available in both English and Spanish and participants can download the novena or sign up to receive it by email or text message, For more information, see HERE.