Lenten 40 Days Begins

Posted by Corrina Gura (March 9, 2011 at 6:00 pm)

A group of pro-lifers (mostly young adults) gathers outside of Planned Parenthood in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood, one of 247 locations of the Lenten 40 Days for Life campaign which begins today.

Last night I attended the opening ceremony of 40 Days for Life Chicago–Old Town. This vigil is being led by a committed group of young adults. I’ve gotten to know them over the last year and a half of Saturdays at this Planned Parenthood, and I’ve really enjoyed getting to know them.

I love the excitement they are bringing to this campaign! They’ve even got a series of YouTube videos encouraging people to come out and get involved.

I hope you’ll take some time this Lent to join your local 40 Days campaign. To see a full map of the 247 cities involved click here.

Media Across The Nation Take Note of 40 Days

A quick Google News search reveals 60 recent stories related to 40 Days for Life.

And while the Planned Parenthood staff in Naples, Florida tout their favorite statistic: “Three percent of the total work we do is abortion-related“, even NPR is admitting that this figure is inaccurate.

This article from the National Catholic Register encourages people to go to the abortion clinics as part of our Lenten penance.

And this article from the Baptist Press interviews David Bereit, founder of 40 Days for Life, about “the beginning of the end of abortion.”

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