Diocese to livestream first statewide Mass for Life, ahead of NJ March for Life in Trenton

CATHOLIC FAITHFUL AND PRO-LIFE ADVOCATES FROM ACROSS THE STATE will gather in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral Sept. 26 for the first statewide Mass for Life ahead of the NJ March for Life in Trenton. Thousands are expected to convene in the state’s capitol to pray at Mass, hear speeches at a rally and offer peaceful witness to the sanctity of unborn life while they march along a one-mile trek through the city. 

Celebrants of the Mass, which will begin at 9:30 a.m., will include 12 bishops and scores of priests from the Archdiocese of Newark and the Dioceses of Trenton, Camden, Paterson and Metuchen. Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., of Newark will serve as principal celebrant and Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., of Trenton as homilist. The Diocese of Trenton will livestream the Mass in both English and Spanish  on youtube.com/trentondiocese.

New Jersey joins 14 other states that have held or plan to hold large-scale Marches for Life since the Supreme Court overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022. In previous years, the Mass for Life and Rally/March at the New Jersey State House was held near the Jan. 22 anniversary of Roe v. Wade. With a move to September and a wider invitation to all New Jersey pro-life advocates as well as Catholic parishes and schools across the state, organizers expect a much larger turnout.

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