Saints March for Life in Washington D.C. 2025

What does this pilgrimage entail?

The pilgrimage entails more than just the actual March. Students arrive days in advance in order to take in as much of the history of our Nation as well as tour the museums and monuments that reflect the sanctity of life.

Day one. Saints started out the pilgrimage with a visit to the Holocaust Museum, where they learned about the devastating effects of WWII and the millions of lives lost. Students connected the deaths of innocent Jews who were victims of the concentration camps to the deaths of innocent babies who were victims of abortions. The Saints ended that first day touring the many different monuments that are symbolic of people that positively impacted the U.S., like Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Junior, who changed the course history of our country forever. We need more people like them today to stand up for life at every stage, conception to natural death.

Day two.  The Saints visited the Arlington Cemetery to watch the changing of the guard at the unknown soldier’s grave. Afterwards, the Saints headed over to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception where the March For Life Mass was held by Kansas’ very own Archbishop Nauman. Here, the many different pilgrims from other schools, convents, and monasteries joined together in celebrating the Eucharist.

Day three. On the big day of the march, the Saints joined other schools from Kansas at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church for a special Mass with the Archbishop. Afterwards, they headed over to the rally to listen to live music from Unspoken and testimonies from many different speakers including the President of Live Action, Lila Rose, the President-Elect of the March For Life, Jennie Bradley Lichter, and U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Marchers then walked to the Capitol, representing a united front and witnessing life for the unborn.

This trip concluded with a visit to the Ford’s Theater where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. This connected to the march because Abraham Lincoln had carried the burden of the deaths of the soldiers in WWI, and the Saints were left to question who had to carry the burden of the deaths of unborn babies. 

A Good Cause
This mission trip was an amazing experience, and all the students who marched would enthusiastically recommend it to fellow Saints. The opportunity to witness our beliefs as Catholics is one to greatly consider, especially for the cause of life. This experience was enriching in so many ways, and unites thousands of people who share the same values. Life is the most important right given to all humans and it needs to be protected. 

“The right to life is the first among human rights.”

Pope Francis

Guest contributor, Eva Best, '25

Eva is a senior, class of 2025. She is an active member of Teens For Life and participant on this year's D.C. March for Life.