October is Respect Life Month, and the first Sunday of October is designated as Respect Life Sunday. Throughout this month, we consider more deeply why every human life is valuable and reflect on how to build a culture that protects life from conception to natural death.

Please see below  for a collection of valuable resources provided by the USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities. They have provided permission for you to download, print, and reproduce them for use in your parish, school, or ministry. 

Click here to read the Respect Life Reflection: :Mary, Mother of Life.

• Respect Life Month Action Guide (English and Spanish)

• Introduction 
• "Simple Steps"
• Sample Timeline 
• Sample Announcements 
• Sample Intercessions 
• Homily Helps 
• Sample Activity 

• RespectLife.org Resource Page

• Leaders' Toolkits (English and Spanish)
  • Catholic Education
  • Clergy
  • Faith Formation
  • Media Kit
  • Youth Ministry

• Walking with Moms in Need
  • Walking with Moms in Need is a nationwide, parish-based initiative to increase support for pregnant and parenting mothers in need.
    

• Respect Life Novena (English and Spanish)
  • Sign up to receive daily novena emails
  • Download the printable novena

• Respect Life Month Prayer Card (English and Spanish)

• October Word of Life (English and Spanish)
  • This is a monthly resource for dioceses and parishes that includes special features, intercessions for life, bulletin quotes, bulletin art, and more. The October edition features resources for Respect Life Month.

• Other Pro-Life Digital Resources (homily aids, posters, graphics, etc.)

• USCCB Resources from Previous Years

In the annual statement for Respect Life Month, Most Reverend Daniel E. Thomas, Bishop of Toledo and Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities, encourages Catholics through the 2026 theme, Mary, Mother of Life, to turn to Mary as our model for upholding the sanctity of human life and to entrust our efforts to protect life to her. Read his message here.

Other Resources

• Respect Life Month Teaching Resources (Ave Maria Press)

• 8 Ways to Involve Young Children in Pro-Life Ministry (Holy Heroes) 

• Respect for Life Resources (Sadlier)