National Night of Prayer for Life - Archdiocese of New York

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.

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.

Download a sample prayer program below:

NNPL Prayer Program English Download

NNPL Prayer Program Spanish Download

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.

More than 20 Parishes in the Archdiocese of New York hosted a National Night of Prayer for Life

We want to help you advertise your National Night of Prayer for Life event. Contact: sr.mary.margaret.hope@archny.org

Prayer Sites in the Archdiocese

Bronx

St. Barnabas

Dec 8th Exposition 8:00pm until Midnight

St. Helena

Dec. 8^th Exposition 1:00pm until 4:00pm

Holy Rosary

Dec. 8^th-9^th Exposition 9:00pm until 1:00am

St. Lucy

Dec. 8^th 6pm Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish)

Dec. 9^th, Exposition 9:00am until 12:00pm

Holy Cross

Dec. 8^th-9^th, Exposition 8:00pm until Midnight

St. Thomas Aquinas

Dec. 8^th-9^th, Mass at 6pm followed by Exposition with Rosary until 1:00am

Dutchess

Regina Coeli, Hyde Park

Dec. 8^th, Exposition after 7:30pm Mass until Midnight

St. Kateri Tekakwitha, LaGrangeville

Dec. 8^th, Exposition from 8:00pm until 11:00pm

St. Martin de Porres, Poughkeepsie

Dec. 8^th, Mass at 7:00pm followed by Exposition until Midnight.

Manhattan

Church of Notre Dame

Dec. 8^th, Mass at 5:30pm followed by Exposition until 9:00pm

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Dec. 8^th, Exposition 6:45pm until 7:45pm

Orange

St. John the Evangelist, Goshen

Dec. 8^th, Exposition 8:00pm until 11:00pm

Immaculate Conception/St. Mary’s Church, Port Jervis

Dec. 8^th, Exposition 9:00pm until 10:00pm

Putnam

St. Lawrence O’Toole, Brewster

Dec. 8^th-9^th, Exposition through the night from 7:30pm until 8:30am (in main Church)

Sullivan

St. Francis Xavier, Narrowsburg

Dec 8^th, Holy Hour from 6:00pm-7:00pm followed by Mass

Rockland

St. Francis of Assisi, West Nyack

Dec. 8^th, Mass at 7:30pm followed by Exposition until 9:00pm.

Ulster

St. Joseph, New Paltz

Dec. 8^th, Mass at 7:00pm followed by Exposition until 10:00pm.

Westchester

Assumption Church, Peekskill

Dec. 8^th, Exposition 9:00pm until Midnight

St. Ann’s, Yonkers

Dec. 8^th, 7pm Mass followed by Holy Hour for Life

St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Yonkers

Dec. 8^th-9^th, Exposition following 7:30 pm Mass until 1:00am

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Shrub Oak

Dec. 7^th, Exposition 6:30 pm until 10:30pm

St. Patrick’s, Yorktown Heights

Dec. 8^th, Exposition from 3:00 pm until 6:00pm and 8:30 pm until 10:00 pm

St. Columbanus, Cortlandt Manor

Dec. 8^th-9^th, Exposition 9:00pm until 1:00am

St. John Bosco Parish, Port Chester

Dec 8^th-9^th, Mass at 7:30pm (Spanish) followed by Exposition until 1:00am