If it is January, it is time for the National Rally and March for Life in Washington, DC. It’s been that way since 1974 when the late Nellie Gray initiated the march to mark the first anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion throughout the land.
It is easily the largest annual demonstration in Washington and if there is a noticeable difference over the years, it is that it just keeps getting larger (last year an estimated 650,000 attended) and the throng gets more youthful.
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia certainly does its share to keep it going, and this year will be no different with 66 buses representing parishes and schools registered for participation, a number that is bound to grow, according to Mary Cullinan, program coordinator of the archdiocesan Office for Life and Family.
Among the larger groups are Little Flower High School, two buses; Corpus Christi Parish, Lansdale, two buses; Villanovans for Life, two buses; St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, three buses; Assumption B.V.M. Parish, West Grove, two buses; St. Andrew Parish, Drexel Hill, three buses; Holy Family University, three buses; St. Joseph Parish, Downingtown, three buses; Pope John Paul II High School, two buses; Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Southampton, two buses; St. Katharine of Siena Parish, Wayne, two buses and Bishop McDevitt High School, two buses.
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Lou Baldwin is a freelance writer in Philadelphia.
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