New York: More than 600 cities are gearing up for the ’40 Days for Life’ prayer campaign, which has saved many unborn babies and turned many into pro-life warriors. ’40 Days for Life’ is a pro-life campaign that involves fasting, praying in front of and around abortion clinics and organizing counseling for 40 days. The new campaign will start on September 28 and conclude on November 6.
Apart from North America and Latin America, ’40 Days for Life’ will be held in many countries like Belgium, Germany, UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Nigeria and Ethiopia. Prayers are organized for 12 hours every day in front of abortion clinics. The campaign will also feature bishops and priests offering Eucharistic Adoration and Eucharistic Adoration at temporary altars set up near abortion clinics.
The prayer initiative ’40 Days for Life’ was founded in 2004. Behind it were four people who waited for God’s special call to end abortion through 40 days of vigil prayers, fasting, and outreach to various communities. While there were only 33 venues in the first national campaign organized in 2007, today ’40 Days for Life’ has a remarkable presence in more than 1000 cities in 63 countries.