VASJ students attend 39th Annual Right to Life March in Washington D.C.

Twenty-seven students and three faculty members from Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School traveled to Washington D.C. this weekend in support of the March for Life Rally.

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow shall keep pro-life activists from saving lives. Thirty members from Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School attended the Right to Life March in Washington D.C on January 23, 2012. This event is held annually to help persuade Congress to reverse the decision of Roe v. Wade. When the group from VASJ arrived in D.C. on Monday morning they first attended Mass at the St. Mary Mother of God church before participating in the march.

This year, more than 100,000 Americans came to join in civil protest; through marching, chanting, making signs and props to illustrate their repugnance for the 1973 ruling. The energy was high with the people yelling, “Pro-choice that’s a lie, babies never choose to die!” For 18 VASJ students, it was their first time attending the march in Washington D.C. In all it was a day to join in civil protest and express powerful opinions and something I was glad to be a part of.