Respect Life Novena
Respect Life Novena
Each October, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates Respect Life Month. For the next nine days, join us as we pray for this intention - a greater respect for the gift of human life. Each day a different US Bishop will be leading the prayer as well as offering a suggested act of reparation for the day’s intention. If you are unable to offer that sacrifice, please offer some other sacrifice, prayer, or act of penance that you may feel called to do. For more resources please visit https://respectlife.org/hallow Join the USCCB Respect Life Novena on Hallow!
9 sessions
    1Day 1On this first day of the novena we pray that every person’s life be protected and cared for from conception to natural death. For today’s intention, I invite you to join me in making a sacrifice of fasting from one meal or in praying the rosary for an end to abortion.
    Bishop Daniel Thomas6 min
    2Day 2Today, we will be praying that each child in his or her mother’s womb be protected in law and welcomed in love. As we pray this novena prayer today, consider joining me in offering something as an act of reparation for the evil of abortion.
    Archbishop Alexander Sample4 min
    3Day 3Today, we pray that all who suffer after participation in abortion find healing in Christ’s unending mercy. As we pray, consider making an act of reparation such as abstaining from coffee or tea or praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for today’s intention.
    Bishop Michael Burbidge5 min
    4Day 4Today, we pray that all pregnant and parenting moms may find life-affirming help for themselves and their children through the Christian community. We invite you to join us, today, in fasting from television or social media.
    Bishop Robert Brennan4 min
    5Day 5Today we pray for all people with disabilities. May they be treated with respect and their lives protected. We invite you to mediate on the Mass readings today, or offer some sacrifice, prayer, or act of penance that you feel called to do for today’s intention.
    Bishop Chad Zielinski4 min
    6Day 6Today, we pray that all who are ill or nearing death receive care that meets all their needs and upholds the gift of their lives. For today's intention, we invite you to look for ways to incorporate small acts of service throughout your day.
    Bishop Barry Knestout4 min
    7Day 7Today, we pray that healthcare may always respect God’s design and protect His gift of human life. For today's intention, we invite you to sacrifice snacking.
    Bishop Thomas Paprocki4 min
    8Day 8Today we are praying for an end to the use of the death penalty in our nation so that we may witness to the dignity of every human life. For today’s intention, we ask you to embrace silence.
    Bishop Elias Zaidan4 min
    9Day 9On this final day of the novena, we pray that all Catholics help build a culture that cherishes every person as a precious gift from God. For today’s intention, we ask you to offer some sacrifice, such as abstaining from meat, spending time in prayer, or practicing an act of penance that you feel called to do.
    Bishop Stephen Parkes5 min