Tomorrow, Saturday, September 8, 2018, is National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. Join with our hearts as we remember all the innocent babies’ lives lost to abortion.
Solemn prayer vigils will be conducted at gravesites throughout the country to honor our unborn brothers and sisters who have been aborted.
If you would like to take a few moments out of your day to pray or pay your respects, there are 3 burial places for aborted children in Illinois at which vigils will take place:
(The following information can also be found by going to www.abortionmemorials.com.)
Gravesite of Aborted Babies
St. Mary Cemetery
87th Street and Hamlin Avenue
Evergreen Park, IL 60805
Day of Remembrance: Saturday, September 8th at 1:00 p.m.
Special Guests: Father James Hyland and Father Mark Walter
Parking: Available near gravesite. See map here.
Gravesite of 2,033 Aborted Babies
Queen of Heaven Cemetery
1400 S. Wolf Road
Hillside, IL 60126
Day of Remembrance: Saturday, September 8th at 2:00 p.m.
Special Guests: Bishop Paul Gassios (of The Orthodox Church in America) and Jennifer Shea (spokeswoman for the Silent No More Awareness Campaign)
Parking: Available near Section 108. See map here.
Other Info: Gravesite is located in Section 108 at the far western edge of the cemetery, about 500 feet south of Roosevelt Road. See map here.
Gravesite of Aborted Babies
Resurrection Cemetery
200 W Romeo Road
Romeoville, IL 60446
Day of Remembrance: Saturday, September 8th at 1:00 p.m.
Special Guests: Mary Griffith, Father Jerome Kish, and Bob Gilligan
Other Info: Gravesite is located in the Garden of Angels (Section 1) near the southeast corner of the cemetery. See map here.
There are also several memorial sites for aborted children in Illinois (forty-eight of them). There will be prayer vigils at a select number of these as well. The 10 memorial sites with scheduled vigils are the following:
Memorial of Mourning for Victims of Abortion
Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery
North Avenue and Columbia Street
Naperville, IL 60540
Day of Remembrance: Saturday, September 8th at 1:00 p.m.
Special Guests: Nancy Kreuzer, Ralph Rivera, Sean McMahon
Memorial for the Unborn
St. Gabriel Church
4522 S. Wallace Street
Chicago, IL 60609
Day of Remembrance: Saturday, September 8th following 4:30 p.m. Mass
Memorial to the Unborn
Calvary Cemetery
1615 31st Avenue
Rock Island, IL 61201
Day of Remembrance: Saturday, September 15th at 9:00 a.m.
Parking: Available along 31st Avenue.
Other Info: Note: Due to special circumstances, this service will be held on Saturday, September 15th.Mass will be celebrated in the Cemetery Mausoleum at 9:00 a.m. followed by prayer at the memorial site.
Planned Parenthood
601 N. Bruns Lane
Springfield, IL 62702
Day of Remembrance: Saturday, September 8th at 10:00 a.m.
Other Info: There is no permanently established Memorial to the Unborn at this location.
Memorial to the Unborn
Calvary Cemetery
West Jackson Street
Woodstock, IL 60098
Day of Remembrance: Saturday, September 8th at 10:00 a.m.
Other Info: Please feel free to bring a rosary and a lawn chair. In the event of rain, service will be held at St. Mary Catholic Church, 312 Lincoln Avenue.
Memorial for the Unborn
St. Jude Church
241 West 2nd Avenue
New Lenox, IL 60451
Day of Remembrance: Saturday,
September 8th at 8:00 a.m.
Other Info: The Rosary will be prayed at this location.
Memorial for the Unborn
Holy Cross Cemetery
101-199 S. Cottage Ave.
Normal, IL 61761
Day of Remembrance: Saturday,
September 8th at 10:00 a.m.
Sponsored by: Epiphany Parish Sanctity of Life Committee
Memorial to the Unborn
St. Julian Eymard Catholic Church
601 Biesterfield Road
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Day of Remembrance: Saturday,
September 8th following 5:30 p.m. Mass
Other Info: A new Memorial to the Unborn will be dedicated after 5:30 p.m. Mass.
Memorial to the Unborn
St. Catherine of Siena Parish
845 W. Main Street
West Dundee, IL 60118
Day of Remembrance: Saturday,
September 8th at 8:00 a.m.
Other Info: Mass will be celebrated at 8:00 a.m. followed by two hours of Eucharistic Adoration and a Rosary
Memorial for the Unborn
St. Michael Catholic Church
310 S Wheaton Avenue
Wheaton, IL 60187
Day of Remembrance: Saturday,
September 8th following 5:00 p.m. Mass
Sponsored by: Knights of Columbus Council #2601
To view the full list of sites if you are interested in paying a visit, go to the link here and find Illinois.
The event is co-sponsored by Citizens for a Pro-Life Society, Priests for Life, and the Pro-Life Action League. There are 173 memorial services scheduled at locations across the United States, along with dozens of other sites dedicated in memory of aborted children.
For more information (maps, directions, and contact information), visit www.AbortionMemorials.com.