The Annual National Night of Prayer for Life begins 9:00PM Dec. 8th to 1:00AM Dec. 9th. During the Hour of Unity, 12 AM – 1 AM EST, we will be united with churches across the country in prayer.
Prayer Sites in the Archdiocese
Below are the confirmed parish events for 2025! Please contact us to confirm your parish’s participation.
Westchester
St. Columbanus, Cortland Manor
Dec. 8th-9th, Exposition 7:00 – 8:00pm and 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
St. John Bosco (Westchester Ave), Port Chester
Dec. 8th-9th Exposition 8:00 pm – 12:30 am
St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Yonkers
Dec. 8th -9th, Mass at 7:30PM followed by Adoration until 1:00AM.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Dec. 8th 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Dutchess
Regina Coeli, Hyde Park
Dec. 8th, Exposition 8:00pm – 9:00pm
St. John the Evangelist – St. Charles Borremeo
Dec. 8th, 5:30pm – 6:30pm Holy Hour and Rosary for Life, 7pm Mass
St. Martin de Porres
Dec. 8th, 8:00pm – 10:00pm
St. Kateri
Dec. 8th, 7:00pm Holy Mass, 8:00pm – 9:00pm Exposition
Rockland
Immaculate Conception, Stony Point
Dec. 8th, Exposition, Evening Prayer and Rosary, 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Bronx
St. Barnabas
Dec. 8-9th, 9pm – 1am
St. Helena
Dec. 8-9th, 8pm – 12am
Manhattan
Hosting a vigil at your Manhattan parish? Please contact us to confirm your participation.
Orange
Immaculate Conception, Port Jervis.
Dec. 8th, 9pm – 10pm
Sullivan
Hosting a vigil in Sullivan County? Please contact us to confirm your parish’s participation.
Putnam
St. James the Apostle
Dec. 8th, 8:00pm – 10:00pm
St. John the Evangelist
Dec. 8th, Adoration following 12:00pm Mass until Benediction at 6:30pm
A Brief History
It was on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (then celebrated on Dec 9) that Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the unborn and of the Americas, first appeared to St. Juan Diego. The National Night of Prayer for Life bridges these two feasts to honor Our Blessed Mother and to pray for the Lord’s mercy and restore life, liberty, faith and peace.
We ask each parish to join in praying on this holy occasion.
We understand that not every parish is equipped to host prayer during those late hours, thus you may modify your prayer schedule to be united in prayer at a time that works best for your parish that evening.
We want to help you advertise your National Night of Prayer for Life event. Contact us!
Download a sample prayer program below:
Click here to download English Prayer Booklet Word Document
Click here to download English Prayer Booklet PDF
Click here to download Spanish Prayer Booklet Word Document
Click here to download Spanish Prayer Booklet PDF
