The Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network, in collaboration with Priests for Life, announces the “International Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Terri Schindler Schiavo, and All of Our Vulnerable Brothers and Sisters,” which will be observed each year on March 31, the anniversary of her death.

We invite individual believers to spend time on that day learning about Terri, and praying for all whose lives are threatened in the same way that hers was.
 
We invite Churches to hold memorial services and to educate their people on the dignity of every human life, despite any disability or disease with which that life may be afflicted.
 
We invite educational institutions to help dispel the myths and inaccuracies about Terri’s life and death, and to contribute to our society’s debate regarding the rights of the disabled by providing accurate, factual information and mature reflection on the ethical demands of caring for the weak and vulnerable.
 
We invite all people to use the resources on this website and to help us continue to draw good out of the sad and tragic way in which Terri was treated.

2013 Memorial Mass Details

The Terri's Day Memorial Mass for 2013 will be held on Friday, April 5, due to Easter being on March 31.  The mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Philadelphia, beginning at 5:00 p.m. All are invited to attend.

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Following the Memorial Mass, there will be the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network's Award Gala, currently scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception. This dinner gala will be held at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, located at 1201 Market Street in Philadelphia. The first "Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Award" will be presented to the parents of Baby Joseph, Mr. & Mrs. Moe Maraachli.

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