Vermilion Catholic students, parishioners place crosses in front of St. Mary Magdalen

The Vermilion Catholic Fiat ministry class and St. Mary Magdalen parishioners placed these white crosses in front of St. Mary Magdalen to represent the millions of children who have been victims of abortion for the last 51 years.
They stand as a reminder to keep all affected by this decision in our prayers. This year the annual March for Life in Washington D.C. will take place on Friday, Jan. 19, and it will be the 2nd march after the historic overturning of Roe vs Wade last year, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion in all 50 states. The march is one of the largest human rights demonstrations in the world and every year the March for Life gathers tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers from across the country for a day of prayer and peaceful witness. The theme for this year’s march is “With Every Woman, for Every Child” and it focuses on the need to care for both the mother and child during the 9 months of pregnancy and in the years after.
This theme celebrates the many pregnancy care centers and maternity homes that exist across the country to provide support for women facing unexpected pregnancies so that no mother feels alone on her journey. On Monday, Jan. 22, this day is set aside in all of the dioceses in the United States to pray for the legal protection of ALL human life and to do penance for the violations to human dignity through abortion. To envision a world where EVERY LIFE is celebrated, valued and protected brings hope in the future when a culture of life is restored in the United States of America.