36th Annual National Night of Prayer for Life, December 8-9, 2025 Parish Observances in the Archdiocese of St. Louis

On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, St. Louis Catholics and those across the country are uniting for the National Night of Prayer for Life for the 36th consecutive year. Starting Monday evening, December 8 into December 9, Archdiocese of St. Louis parishes will be praying for our “nation to renew its commitment to live the Gospel of Life.” Dates, times, and prayer format vary per church.

Originating in the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York in 1989, what started out as a local parish prayer initiative has now grown into a coast-to-coast event involving 700-plus parishes, Knights of Columbus chapters and other pro-life and Catholic organizations. The founders credit the intercession of Mary for its growth, specifically under her titles of the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe.

List of Participating Parishes

2025 National Night of Prayer for Life

The Archdiocesan Respect Life Apostolate invites you to join us in peaceful prayer and witness outside the St. Louis abortion facility at the First Saturday Rosary for Life on January 3. We will meet at 9:30 a.m. on the sidewalk with additional prayer, hospitality, and refreshments at Our Lady of Guadalupe Covent right after. We appreciate the Salesian Sisters of Mary Immaculate for their generous welcome, and all the priests who graciously volunteer to lead us in prayer each month.

You’re encouraged to carpool and park along Boyle. Please be aware that this is a high-traffic, carefully monitored area. If you can’t join us in person, please unite with us in prayer from wherever you are. Contact prolife@archstl.org or 314.792.7555 for additional information.

Each month since January 2000, the Archdiocese of St. Louis has held a pro-life Mass & Rosary on the third Saturday. The prayer vigil, held either at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis or a host parish, includes Saturday morning Mass and the Holy Rosary prayed either before or after Mass.

The four-fold prayer of each monthly pro-life prayer event is for: upholding the dignity of preborn children; moms, couples, and families facing unexpected pregnancy; those caught up in the abortion industry to embrace the Gospel of Life; and those wounded by abortion to receive healing. If your parish would like to host one of our prayer events in 2026, please contact madeleineappelbaum@archstl.org or 314.792.7598.

The Archdiocesan Respect Life Apostolate invites you to join us in peaceful prayer and witness outside the St. Louis abortion facility at the First Saturday Rosary for Life on December 6. We will meet at 9:30 a.m. on the sidewalk with additional prayer, hospitality, and refreshments at Our Lady of Guadalupe Covent right after. We appreciate the Salesian Sisters of Mary Immaculate for their generous welcome, and Fr. Charles Sampson (Kenrick-Glennon Seminary) for leading us in prayer.

You’re encouraged to carpool and park along Boyle. Please be aware that this is a high-traffic, carefully monitored area. If you can’t join us in person, please unite with us in prayer from wherever you are. Contact prolife@archstl.org or 314.792.7555 for additional information.

On the afternoon of Respect Life Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, the Life Chain will take place in 26 locations involving 44-plus Catholic parishes and other Christian churches throughout the Archdiocese of St. Louis. This ecumenical pro-life event, which started in 1987, unites tens of thousands each year in peaceful prayer and witness throughout the United States and Canada.

See the list below for times, locations, and details, which will also be published in the St. Louis Review. Contact each person or church listed below for information about  chains. If you know of other Life Chains happening within the Archdiocese which aren’t listed, please contact prolife@archstl.org or 314.792.7555.

2 to 3 p.m. (may vary slightly per parish/chain location)

List of Participating Parishes

The Archdiocesan Respect Life Apostolate invites you to join us in peaceful prayer and witness outside the St. Louis abortion facility at the First Saturday Rosary for Life on November 1. We will meet at 9:30 a.m. on the sidewalk with additional prayer, hospitality, and refreshments at Our Lady of Guadalupe Covent right after. We appreciate the Salesian Sisters of Mary Immaculate for their generous welcome, and Fr. Charles Archer (Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis) for leading us in prayer.

You’re encouraged to carpool, park along Boyle, and be aware that this is a high-traffic, carefully monitored area. If you can’t join us in person, please unite with us in prayer from wherever you are. Contact prolife@archstl.org or 314.792.7555 for additional information

The Archdiocese of St. Louis will celebrate Respect Life Month with the 49th Annual Respect Life Conference, “Hope in the Gospel of Life” on Saturday, October 4 at the Cardinal Rigali Center in Shrewsbury. Starting at 9 a.m., this inspirational and educational day includes Holy Mass and Rosary, presentations on timely topics from Catholic and pro-life leaders, lunch, concurrent pro-life teen track for eighth grade and high school students in the afternoon, and a ministry partner fair.

The event costs $25 for adults, $10 for teens, and is free for priests, religious sisters and brothers (including those in formation), and seminarians. For complete event information and to register, contact prolife@archstl.org or 314.792.7555, or visit online at: https://prolifestl.regfox.com/2025-respect-life-conference