Marchers process down Colorado Avenue during March 4 Life Rocky Mountain on Jan. 18 in Colorado Springs. (Herald photo by Bill Howard)
The Diocese of Colorado Springs held its second annual March 4 Life Rocky Mountain on Martin Luther King Jr. Day yesterday. It was an impressive series of events starting with a holy hour of eucharistic adoration and rosary at St. Mary Cathedral. At 10 a.m., Bishop Sheridan celebrated Mass and gave a stirring homily (more on this in the next Herald) for a mostly full church. After Mass, the congregation processed to nearby Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, where 11-year-old March founder Zach Goodman emceed about 90 minutes of music and testimonies from inspiring speakers. The celebration of life closed with a two-mile silent procession across I-25 and down Colorado Avenue to the Planned Parenthood clinic in Old Colorado City. I estimate that about 300-400 people were at Acacia Park, with about half of them processing to the clinic.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to yesterday’s events. I pray that one day Acacia Park will be packed with people proclaiming the sanctity and beauty of every life from conception until natural death.
BH