40 Days for Life
by Marie Miles
As the season of Lent approaches, we turn our minds once again to the 40 Days for Life Campaign.
This is one excellent way to share in the season of self-giving and self-denial as we prepare for the greatest liturgical event of the year, the Passion of Jesus and his Resurrection.
Last year the Campaign took place in Ireland for the first time, though it has been on-going, and expanding, right across the US for many years.
Because it is still so new here, you may not be familiar with it.
40 Days for Life consists of having a peaceful, prayerful presence at the doors of the Marie Stopes abortion referral centre in north Dublin every day they are open during Lent.
Last year over 80 people contacted us offering their help and support.
Some travelled quite a distance or made other considerable sacrifices to be there. In all, we managed to cover over 100 hours at the clinic, and offered up countless prayers.
The graces and blessings were literally tangible, with women cancelling their appointments, others coming forward seeking authentic healing after abortion, and the hearts and minds of the public changed.
All this would not be possible without the efforts of the volunteers, women, men, young, old, who take time to witness for the Gospel of Life. I know all of them found the experience spiritually nourishing.
If you can spare one hour over Lent, or more, we need as many volunteers to form small teams to cover as many hours as possible outside the agency. You can literally save and change lives.
Since last year we have opened our new Freya Care centre close to Marie Stopes.
We can now offer immediate assistance to any women and their families in need, be it a crisis pregnancy or suffering after the loss of a baby through abortion.
Please commit to giving some time this Lent, starting 22 February, no matter how little you can spare. To take part you only need to be a kind, compassionate person.
Reading this article you may feel God calling you to this work. If so, please phone or text one of the organisers and participate in the most important work on earth.
Tel: Carolyn 087-67329393, Marie 086-6653452 or Paul 087-9253483.
As the season of Lent approaches, we turn our minds once again to the 40 Days for Life Campaign.
This is one excellent way to share in the season of self-giving and self-denial as we prepare for the greatest liturgical event of the year, the Passion of Jesus and his Resurrection.
Last year the Campaign took place in Ireland for the first time, though it has been on-going, and expanding, right across the US for many years.
Because it is still so new here, you may not be familiar with it.
40 Days for Life consists of having a peaceful, prayerful presence at the doors of the Marie Stopes abortion referral centre in north Dublin every day they are open during Lent.
Last year over 80 people contacted us offering their help and support.
Some travelled quite a distance or made other considerable sacrifices to be there. In all, we managed to cover over 100 hours at the clinic, and offered up countless prayers.
The graces and blessings were literally tangible, with women cancelling their appointments, others coming forward seeking authentic healing after abortion, and the hearts and minds of the public changed.
All this would not be possible without the efforts of the volunteers, women, men, young, old, who take time to witness for the Gospel of Life. I know all of them found the experience spiritually nourishing.
If you can spare one hour over Lent, or more, we need as many volunteers to form small teams to cover as many hours as possible outside the agency. You can literally save and change lives.
Since last year we have opened our new Freya Care centre close to Marie Stopes.
We can now offer immediate assistance to any women and their families in need, be it a crisis pregnancy or suffering after the loss of a baby through abortion.
Please commit to giving some time this Lent, starting 22 February, no matter how little you can spare. To take part you only need to be a kind, compassionate person.
Reading this article you may feel God calling you to this work. If so, please phone or text one of the organisers and participate in the most important work on earth.
Tel: Carolyn 087-67329393, Marie 086-6653452 or Paul 087-9253483.
