Help save lives by praying for an end to abortion
– February 22 through April 2
Can you believe that in just a few weeks, on Wednesday, February 22, we enter the Holy season of Lent? We also begin the spring campaign of 40 Days for Life, the world’s largest grassroots movement to end abortion.
Twice a year, 40 Days for Life, https://40daysforlife.com, uses a peaceful approach of prayer, fasting, vigil and community outreach to change hearts and minds. God has used 40 Days for Life to establish a proven track record of saving lives and closing abortion facilities in over 1,000 cities in 64 countries.
Nationwide and beyond, since its beginnings in 2007, the campaign has witnessed 22,829 babies saved, 247 abortion workers quit, 137 abortion centers closed and many repented victims.
The crisis of abortion is enormous. A tragedy of epidemic proportions, abortion is the leading cause of death in the world, taking an estimated 40 million innocent lives every year.
And this year is different. Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that retail pharmacies will be allowed to dispense the deadly RU-486 abortion pill regimen. Prior to that, only doctors, clinics, and some mail-order pharmacies were allowed to distribute it. Walgreens and CVS, two of America’s largest pharmacies with more than 9,000 locations each, quickly announced plans to dispense abortion pills. That means the United States could soon see thousands of new abortion providers, by way of CVS and Walgreens pharmacies, from coast-to-coast.
The defense of the unborn is ultimately a spiritual battle. The devil does so much to try to distract us away from the One we serve -- Jesus Christ. Christ told us some demons can only be driven out by prayer and fasting. These two go hand in hand. Prayer keeps us rooted in the fact that it is our desire to carry out God’s will. Fasting is a sacrifice that helps us reach beyond our own limitations with God’s help. Knowing that “with God, all things are possible,” people of faith and conscience unite in 40 days of prayer and fasting.
As you begin to think about how you might pray or fast more during Lent, consider joining the powerful life-saving work to end abortion and SAVE MORE LIVES! Perhaps you can consider offering a few hours during the upcoming spring 40 Days for Life campaign to stand peacefully and pray as a witness to life. Our vigil site is the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood El Monte, at 4786 N. Peck Road, El Monte (corner of Peck and Lower Azusa). Hours are 7:00 am to 7:00 pm daily during the 40-day vigil.
Please look for more information in the bulletin over the next few weeks about how to sign up. For more information about 40 Days for Life, visit their website at https://www.40daysforlife.com/en.
"I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because
it is a war against the child, a direct killing of the innocent child…
And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child,
how can we tell other people not to kill one another?"
–St. Mother Teresa
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Unborn,
we implore your help for every child at risk of being aborted.
~St. Luke Life, Justice and Peace Ministry
