And it’s part of a large and very busy slate of activities planned for the anniversary of Roe v. Wade:

Pro-life activists flocking to the nation’s capital for the 37th March for Life Jan. 22 will be buoyed by recent polls that say they are among the majority of Americans who identify themselves as pro-life.

Organizers of the massive demonstration also have scheduled — for the first time in its history — a two-hour rally at Lafayette Park, across from the White House, the evening before the march, in an effort to demonstrate their commitment to the pro-life movement to President Barack Obama.

Although the March for Life is not linked to a particular faith group or ethnic community, a variety of organizations are holding multiple events in the nation’s capital and throughout the U.S. in the days surrounding the march.

The National Prayer Vigil for Life, sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, will begin with a 6:30 p.m. EST Mass Jan. 21 and conclude with a 7:30 a.m. EST liturgy Jan. 22. Both will be broadcast live on the Eternal Word Television Network.

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston will celebrate the evening Mass and Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services will be the principal celebrant for the morning Mass.

Also Jan. 21, the Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life will be held at Jesuit-run Georgetown University in Washington for college and high school students. That day the Sisters of Life will host an afternoon of prayerful remembrance and intercession at the Crypt Church of the basilica to allow men and women whose lives have been affected by abortion to pray and seek God’s healing and forgiveness.

On the morning of the march, the Washington Archdiocese expects more than 20,000 Catholic teens and young adults from all over the U.S. to attend its youth rally at the Verizon Center, Washington’s largest sports arena.

The Filipino Family Fund and Culture of Life Foundation will host the fourth annual “Champions for Family” awards reception Jan. 22. Honorees include U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz.; and Al Santoli, director of the Asia American Initiative.

The American Life League will hold a Jan. 20-23 conference billed as its 10th annual training and activism week at a Washington hotel.

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