40 Days for Life 2012 started on Wednesday the 22nd of February (Ash Wednesday). It is a worldwide effort of prayer and fasting to end abortion (the direct and deliberate killing of an innocent human being before they are born).
Locations it will be taking place in Australia are:
Brisbane, Queensland
Sydney, New South Wales
Tweed Heads, New South Wales
Melbourne, Victoria
Hobart, Tasmania
Adelaide, South Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Bishop Julian Porteous (Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney) has invited all to take part in 40 Days for Life 2012, you can read his invitation here.
You can see the flyer for Sydney’s day of the Unborn Child event on Sunday March 25 here.
Also please read the excellent Lifelines magazine of Family Life International, Australia.
Read more on the issue of abortion:
Abortion, The Natural Law and The Sacred Scriptures
Abortion : Pain for Babies, Pain for Mothers
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