National Prayer Vigil for Life Homilies

2019

• Homily of Most Reverend Joseph F. Naumann, Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas
  Chairman, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
  Opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  5:30 p.m., Thursday, January 17, 2019
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
   
• Homily of Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout, Bishop of Richmond
  Closing Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  7:30 a.m., Friday, January 18, 2019
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

2018

• Homily of Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York
  Chairman, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
  Opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  5:30 p.m., Thursday, January 18, 2018
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
  
  
• Homily of Most Reverend Edward J. Burns, Bishop of Dallas
  Closing Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  7:30 a.m., Friday, January 19, 2018
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
  

2017

• Homily of Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York
  Chairman, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
  Opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  5:30 p.m., Thursday, January 26, 2017
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
  
  
• Homily of Most Reverend Gregory Michael Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans
  Closing Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  7:30 a.m., Friday, January 27, 2017
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
  

2016

• Homily of Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York
  Chairman, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
  Opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  5:30 p.m., Thursday, January 21, 2016
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

• Homily of Bishop David A. Zubik, Bishop of Pittsburgh
  Closing Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  7:30 a.m., Friday, January 22, 2016
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
  

2015

• Homily of Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Boston
  Chairman, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
  Opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  6:30 pm, Wednesday, January 21, 2015
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
  

• Homily of Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, Archbishop of Louisville
  Closing Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  7:30 am, Thursday, January 22, 2015
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
  

2014

• Homily of Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Boston
  Chairman, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
  Opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  6:30 pm, Tuesday, January 21, 2014
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
  

• Homily of Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia
  Closing Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  7:30 am, Wednesday, January 22, 2014
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
  

2013

• Homily of Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Boston
  Chairman, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
  Opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  6:30 p.m., Thursday, January 24, 2013
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
  
  Homily of Most Reverend Kevin J. Farrell, D.D., Bishop of Dallas
• Closing Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  7:30 a.m., Friday, January 25, 2013
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 

2012

• Homily of Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
  Chairman, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
  Opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  6:30 p.m., January 22, 2012
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
  
  
• Homily of Most Reverend Stefan Soroka
  Metropolitan Archbishop for the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia
  Compline of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  11:00 p.m., January 22, 2012
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
  
  
• Homily of Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York
  President, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
  Closing Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life
  7:30 a.m., Monday, January 23, 2012
  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception