Tag Archive: #respectlife

9 Days for Life Novena: Day 1

9 Days for Life is an annual novena for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life. Today, we pray for the tragic practice [read more...]

9 Days for Life Novena Starts Tomorrow (January 19-27)

The annual pro-life novena, 9 Days for Life, starts tomorrow, January 19! We will provide links to each day’s Novena on this website and on Our Lady of the Wayside’s social media channels. To receive the 9 Days for Life [read more...]

Archdiocesan Overnight Vigil for Life

12 hours of Adoration and Closing Mass Celebrated by Bishop Grob at 6:15 a.m. In-person or livestream Thursday, January 19 to Friday, January 20 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. CST St. John Paul II Newman Center Chapel at UIC 700 [read more...]

Opposing Assisted Suicide Training

Legislation that seeks to legalize assisted-suicide is coming to Illinois. You can learn how to talk to lawmakers and oppose this legislation. Join Bob Gilligan, Executive Director, Catholic Conference of Illinois, and Dawn Fitzpatrick, Senior Coordinator, Human Dignity/Solidarity, Archdiocese of Chicago, [read more...]

Respect Life Corner: January Happenings

As we move forward in our post-Roe America, we can see that we are in ever more need of prayers and divine intervention. Let’s spend some time in January joining our prayers for life whether it’s in private, a Novena, [read more...]

Sign up for the 9 Days for Life Novena

January is the 50th Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. Join us from January 19-27 in praying the 9 Days for Life Novena — an annual novena for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short [read more...]

Memorial Mass & Candlelight Prayer Service for Victims of Abortion

St. Theresa Parish in Palatine will host a Memorial Mass & Candlelight Prayer Service for Victims of Abortion on Saturday, January 21, 5:00 pm. Although Roe has been overturned, it has left a wound that continues to harm our state. [read more...]

How to Support Her When She’s Unexpectedly Expecting

An unexpected pregnancy might be confusing along the way, but life—though at times difficult—is ultimately beautiful. Perhaps one of your friends has become pregnant unexpectedly. As someone who has been there, I encourage you to support your friend in her [read more...]

Sunday’s Bulletin Cover

Continuing with our ongoing “parish artists” series of bulletin covers, and in the spirit of October being Respect Life Month, here’s a peek at next Sunday’s masterpiece, lovingly contributed by an Our Lady of the Wayside eighth grade student. Don’t [read more...]

Looking Back on Respect Life Month

Our Lady of the Wayside’s Respect Life Ministry had quite the month of events. We invited the parish to pray for life after all masses, attended the March for Life in Palatine, hosted a wonderful speaker, and held perpetual adoration [read more...]