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 2023 prayer sites… stay tuned for 2024! Please contact Sr. Elena Marie at [email protected] to confirm your parish’s participation.
St. Barnabas
Dec 8th Exposition 9:00pm until 1:00am
St. Helena
Dec. 8th Exposition 9:00pm until 1:00am
Regina Coeli, Hyde Park
Dec. 8th, Exposition 9:00am until 7:00pm
St. John the Evangelist, Pawling
Dec 8th, Exposition until 8:00pm
St. Kateri Tekakwitha, LaGrangeville
Dec. 8th, Exposition from 8:00pm until 11:00pm
St. Martin de Porres, Poughkeepsie
Dec. 8th, Exposition from 8:00pm until Midnight
Church of the Holy Innocents
Dec 8th-9th – 9:00pm-1:00am (part of all-night Adoration vigil)
St. John the Evangelist, Goshen
Dec 8th, Exposition 8:00pm until 10:00 pm (in the Chapel)
Immaculate Conception/St. Mary’s Church, Port Jervis
Dec. 8th, Exposition 5:30pm until 6:30pm (in the Chapel)
Immaculate Conception, Stony Point
Dec. 8th, Exposition 7:30pm until 9:30pm
St. Francis Xavier, Narrowsburg
Dec 8th, Holy Hour following 8:30 am Mass
Assumption Church, Peekskill
Dec. 8th, Exposition 8:00pm until 10:00pm
St. Columbanus, Cortlandt Manor
Dec. 8th-9th, Exposition 9pm until 1:00am
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Shrub Oak
Dec. 7th Exposition 6:30pm until 10:30pm (after 5:30 pm Vigil Mass)
St. John Bosco (Westchester Ave), Port Chester
Dec. 8th, Exposition following 7:30 Mass until Midnight (bilingual)
St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Yonkers
Dec. 8th-9th, Exposition following 7:30 pm Mass until 1:00am
St. Patrick’s, Yorktown Heights
Dec. 8th-9th, Exposition after 7:30 pm Mass until 11:00pm
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: [email protected]
Download a sample prayer program below:
Click here to download English Prayer Booklet Word Document
Click here to download English Prayer Booklet PDF