Date/Time
Date(s) - Mar 29, 2025
9:30 am - 3:15 pm

When we think of the “Respect Life Movement” our minds and hearts often immediately turn to the unborn. However, respecting life also includes applying principles of our Catholic faith to the handicapped, sick, and dying, as well. Join us in a day of prayer and reflection as we view Sister Deirdre’s new documentary film on Euthanasia entitled, “No Mercy” with an opportunity for Q & A following it. There is no cost to attend this Day of Prayer; however, it is a ticketed event. Registration opens on February 22nd. Click HERE to register. Bring your own packed lunch or preorder and pre-pay $20.00 for a boxed lunch when registering for your ticket online. Lunch options include choice of either chicken parmesan sandwich or Italian hoagie with lettuce & tomato, as well as an orange, cookie, bag of chips, and a water bottle. The deadline to order lunch is Saturday, March 22nd. Lunch payment is non-refundable but is transferrable to another person.

Saturday, March 29, 2025
Confessions – 9:30 AM to 10:15 AM
Mass – 10:30 AM
Rosary with Veneration of the Relic Glove of Padre Pio – 11:30 AM
Lunch and Free Time to Visit the Museum, Gift Shop, Our Lady of Grace Chapel, and Book Table – 12:00 PM
Introduction by Dr. Leisa Marie Carzon – 1:00 PM
Film Synopsis by Sister Deidre Byrne – 1:15 PM
“No Mercy” – 1:30 PM
Running Time: 55 Minutes
Q & A – 2:30 PM
Divine Mercy Chaplet – 3:00 PM

About the Presenter:
Sister Deirdre Byrne, P.O.S.C. is a member of the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Her order serves the poor through an apostolate involving free healthcare for needy people in Washington D.C. Sister Dede (as she is affectionately known), attended Virginia Tech for undergraduate study and later graduated from Georgetown University Medical School where she later became the Chief Surgical Resident. Following an active duty and reserve career as a medical doctor in the U.S. Army, Sister Dede retired as a colonel.