MADISON — “The highly successful 40 Days for Life Spring campaign returns to Madison with 40 days of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigil, and community outreach,” said Gwen Finnegan, who is coordinating the local campaign.
“This Spring campaign will begin on Wednesday, March 2, and end on Sunday, April 10. Our hours of coverage will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday to Saturday (no Sunday hours). We pray that these efforts will help usher in the end of abortion in Madison and its surrounding communities.”
Finnegan said, “We know 40 Days for Life has made such a difference in Madison. Our volunteers have made extraordinary sacrifices to expose the abortion industry and to protect children and their mothers from abortion.”
Here are just a few of the positive results from the 2021 spring 40 Days for Life campaign:
- Three babies and their mothers that we know of were saved from abortion.
- Volunteers from 20 different parishes in the Diocese of Madison took part.
- 250 volunteers witnessed for LIFE for a total of 720 hours
40 Days for Life is a peaceful, highly-focused, non-denominational initiative that focuses on 40 days of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigil at abortion facilities, and grassroots educational outreach.
The 40-day time frame is drawn from examples throughout Biblical history.
The campaign will once again feature a peaceful 40-day prayer vigil in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood at 3706 Orin Rd., Madison.
All prayer vigil participants are asked to sign a statement of peace, pledging to conduct themselves in a Christ-like manner at all times.
“40 Days for Life has generated proven life-saving results since its beginning in 2004 in Bryan/College Station, Texas,” said Shawn Carney, president of 40 Days for Life.
“During 26 previously coordinated campaigns, over 20,000 mothers have chosen life for their children; more than 200 abortion workers have quit their jobs; and over 100 abortion centers where 40 Days for Life vigils have been held have gone out of business.”
For information about 40 Days for Life in Madison, visit: vigilforlife.org
For assistance or for more information, contact Gwen Finnegan at [email protected] or 608-393-8545.