Catholics are invited to attend Mass at noon, Sunday, Jan. 21 at the Statehouse Convention Center Ballroom in Little Rock before the annual March for Life.
The Mass for Life will be celebrated by Msgr. J. Gaston Hebert, diocesan administrator. During the Mass participants are invited to present a red rose in memory of a child who has died. Before Mass, a Rosary for Life will be prayed.
The weekend’s events will begin with a prayer vigil at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Cathedral of St. Andrew. Parishioners and members of the Knights of Columbus will pray before the Blessed Sacrament throughout the night.
Parishioners in Pulaski County are asked to attend during their parishes’ two-hour slot.
6:30-8:30 p.m., Christ the King 8:30-10:30 p.m., St. John Latin Mass Community 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Immaculate Conception, St. Anne and St. Bartholomew 12:30-2:30 a.m., St. Edward and Immaculate Heart of Mary 2:30-4:30 a.m., Cathedral of St. Andrew and St. Theresa 4:30-6:30 a.m., Our Lady of the Holy Souls 6:30-8:30 a.m., Our Lady of Good Counsel, St. Augustine, St. Patrick and St. Mary
The Knights of Columbus’ assigned times are:
6:30-9:15 p.m., Council 10167 9:15 p.m.-12:15 a.m., Council 6253 and Assembly 2054 12:14-2:45 a.m., Council 11097 2:45-5:30 a.m., Council 6615 5:30-8:30 a.m., Council 812
The March for Life, sponsored by Arkansas Right to Life, will begin at 2 p.m. at the intersection of Louisiana and Capitol streets and end on the State Capitol steps. This year’s speaker will be the Reverend Cedric Hayes of Gloryland Baptist Church.
For those traveling north after the march, the Knights of Columbus at St. Jude Church in Jacksonville and Council 6253 on Camp Robinson Road in North Little Rock will serve a chili supper.
Administrator to celebrate Mass for Life
