{"id":15872,"date":"2020-02-04T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T00:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/?p=15872"},"modified":"2020-02-06T14:49:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T14:49:37","slug":"we-are-pro-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/2020\/02\/04\/we-are-pro-life\/","title":{"rendered":"We are Pro-Life!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15872\" class=\"elementor elementor-15872\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84c6acc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84c6acc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ffd568\" data-id=\"4ffd568\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7490397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7490397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><em>We-we are pro-life! We-we are pro-life!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f6fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42f6fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-drums.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15733\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-drums.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-drums.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-drums.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-532382c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"532382c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These were the sounds of our group of more than 300 youth who joined our religious family for the March for Life in Washington DC on January 24<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-group2-3.png?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" \/><\/p><p><strong><em>Marching for Life<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>These youth came from our various parishes throughout the country, including Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Mankato, MN, Avondale, PA, Wauchula, FL and New Bedford, MA, as well as many local youth and young adults.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-crowd-3.png?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p><p>Though our group was large and energetic, it was just a drop in the sea of hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers who marched through the streets of our nation\u2019s capital this year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1a965a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1a965a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-15872 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-crowd2.png?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-crowd2.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-crowd2.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-crowd2.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020.png?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-crowd3.png?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-crowd3.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-crowd3.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-crowd3.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Witness the entire March for Life in a 58-second time lapse video:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"World&#039;s Largest Pro-Life March From Start To Finish\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/po6Yg-eUS-E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-lujan3-5.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p>Beginning in 1974 to commemorate and protest the Roe vs. Wade (1973) decision that made abortion legal in the US, the <a href=\"https:\/\/marchforlife.org\/\">March for Life<\/a> is the world\u2019s largest pro-life event. Every January, thousands flock to DC to march to the steps of the Supreme Court and demand justice and protection for the unborn.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-voice-4.png?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p>However, the March is more than a political protest. It is also a joyful celebration of life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-sisters-3.png?resize=800%2C533\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p>The witness of the joy of life was particularly palpable with in our own group of young people and Religious. Singing, dancing and shouting to the beat of drums and the sounds of a trumpet, their energy never faded.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-15872 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-cheers-2.png?fit=800%2C490&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-cheers-2.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-cheers-2.png?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-cheers-2.png?resize=768%2C470&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-cheers.png?fit=800%2C490&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-cheers.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-cheers.png?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-cheers.png?resize=768%2C470&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>When we paused the singing in order to pray the Rosary, their fervor continued, this time interceding to Our Blessed Mother who accompanied us in the march. The sisters carried an image of Our Lady of Lujan on their shoulders in the march.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-15872 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-rosary.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-rosary.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-rosary.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-rosary.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-rosary2.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-rosary2.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-rosary2.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-rosary2.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15737\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-lujan.png?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-lujan.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-lujan.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-lujan.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the March, we gathered for evening prayer, and pizza at the IVE Seminary. Faces were tired but happy \u2013 a day well spent defending God\u2019s precious gift of life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-group3.png?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Winter Youth Festival and Young Adult Conference<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following day, Saturday, was the Winter Youth Festival and the Young Adult <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vocesverbiusa.org\/restore.html\">Restore Conference<\/a>. The day was packed with formational talks, games, group discussions, sports, a Rosary procession, Adoration, confessions and Holy Mass, concluding with dinner and a show performed by the IVE Seminarians.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afdcca7 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"afdcca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-talk-1.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Formation talk\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Formation talk<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-adoration.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Holy Hour\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Holy Hour<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-fogon.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Musical trio\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Musical trio<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-games-1.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sports Time!\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sports Time!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-games-2.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sports Time!\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sports Time!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-group-2.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Games\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Games<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-mass-3.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Holy Mass\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Holy Mass<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-mass-2.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"winter-youth-fest-2020-mass-2\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-praying.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Venerating the relics of St. John Bosco and St. Maria Goretti\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Venerating the relics of St. John Bosco and St. Maria Goretti<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-rosary-procession-1.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rosary Procession\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Rosary Procession<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-rosary-procession-2.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rosary Procession\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Rosary Procession<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-rosary-procession-3.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rosary Procession\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Rosary Procession<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f5045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40f5045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The whole weekend wrapped up with a final celebration of the Holy Mass on Sunday and breakfast, before groups began departing for their various destinations.<\/p><div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-15872 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-mass-2.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-mass-2.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, 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We thank Him especially for the gathering of youth and young adults with our Religious Family for the March for Life, the Winter Youth Festival and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vocesverbiusa.org\/restore.html\">Voces Verbi<\/a> Restore Conference.<\/p><div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-15872 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-mass-3.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-15756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-mass-3.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-mass-3.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-mass-3.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-15756'>\n\t\t\t\tHoly Mass\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-group-1.png?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-group-1.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-group-1.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/winter-youth-fest-2020-group-1.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>We ask our Blessed Mother to protect all life from conception to natural death and to bestow on us the grace and strength to continue striving joyfully for a Culture of Life.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-lujan-and-capital-3.png?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p><p>Mary, Mother of Life, pray for us!<\/p><p><div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Winter Youth Festival 2020 - Religious Family Choir\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/agUxTXtGw9Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We-we are pro-life! We-we are pro-life! These were the sounds of our group of more than 300 youth who joined our religious family for the March for Life in Washington DC on January 24th. Marching for Life These youth came from our various parishes throughout the country, including Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Mankato, MN,&hellip;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/2020\/02\/04\/we-are-pro-life\/\" class=\"button button-primary\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">We are Pro-Life!<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15744,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1993],"tags":[2094,447,437,139,431,2061,104],"class_list":["post-15872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1993","tag-ive-for-life","tag-lujan","tag-march-for-life","tag-pro-life","tag-pro-life-apostolate","tag-procession","tag-ssvm"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/march-for-life-2020-sisters.png?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15872"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15895,"href":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15872\/revisions\/15895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}