MORE PHOTOS BELOW.  (Use inner scroll to move down to photos.)  Jesuit's Pro-Life Club made its second pilgrimage to the annual "March for Life" in Washington, D.C. The 28 Tiger pro-lifers departed Tampa on Wednesday, January 20, and returned on Saturday, January 23.  They were accompanied by Fr. Richard Hermes, SJ, and Mr. Randy Gibbens, SJ.  Two other Jesuit scholastics, Mr. John Brown, SJ, (former Tampa Jesuit teacher) and Mr. Patrick Hough, SJ, also joined the Tigers as chaperones. 

Highlights of the journey included:  the Mass for Life at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Mass at Gonzaga High School with the other Jesuit schools in attendance, a holy hour with two other Jesuit schools the evening of the March at Georgetown University, and a private Mass in Baltimore at the Basilica of the Assumption.  The group also toured the National Holocaust Museum, prayed in front of a Planned Parent abortion facility, and heard several talks on different aspects of the Pro-Life movement.

Photos provided by Fr. Richard Hermes, S.J.

Twenty-eight Jesuit students marched with a school banner in the "March for Life in Washington, D.C.

Father Hermes, SJ, speaks at a pre-march rally involving other Jesuit schools from throughout the country.

The Tampa Jesuit group poses on the steps of St. Aloysius after the Mass at Gonzaga High School.

Sophomore Kevin Ormsby poses in front of the school banner.

Former Tampa Jesuit teacher Mr. John Brown, SJ, marched with the students on the Mall in D.C.

Jesuit's big blue banner had a strong presence among the throngs of marchers.

Fr. Hermes stays connected during the March!

Sophomore Kevin O'Brien looks back at the camera as his school mates move forward in the Pro-Life March.

Fr. Hermes briefs the students during an evening walking tour of Washington.

Fr. Hermes and the boys visited the Lincoln Memorial during their evening tour of D.C.