March for Life 2013: 1,600 people unite ‘voices for the voiceless’ at Candlelight Vigil

by Peter Baklinski

OTTAWA, May 8, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - At the close of an evening pro-life Mass at Ottawa’s St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish — packed to standing room only — an enthusiastic crowd marched to the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights Monument in downtown Ottawa for a Candlelight Vigil where 1,600 young and old honored the victims of abortion with prayer, songs, and speeches.
“Every single person here is put here by God. And every single person here has gifts from God. And every single one of you right now are using those gifts to be the voice for the voiceless,” said Alissa Golob of Campaign Life Coalition Youth, which organized the event.
Golob told the crowd of mostly young people not to be discouraged by Canada’s total lack of restrictions on abortion for all nine months of pregnancy, despite great efforts by the pro-life movement throughout the years...Continue reading...