The Mystery Of Motherhood

‘Mummy, Mummy, look at this flower!’

‘Darling, I hate to tell you this, but that’s not a flower. That’s a weed’ she replies, laughingly. 

I’m thinking, what does it matter? It’s the most beautiful flower I’ve ever seen. 

On the path leading up to the abortion centre in Ealing, the periwinkle sticks its head out through the gap of the fence of a very beautiful park. The periwinkle is not a flower, it’s a weed. 

I’ve always thought that if I was a flower, I would be one that is technically a weed. I would be a forget-me-not, because regardless of whether they’re weeds or not, they’re my favourite kind of flower. 

And let’s face it, we’re all a bit weedy. We’re sinners. We get in the way, we take up too much space without asking and cause havoc, demanding attention. We’re not always pretty, sometimes we ruin the view and some of us might even sting. 

Nonetheless, there is something very beautiful about a flower that is actually a weed. Where did it come from? No one planted it. What a miracle, what a surprise. 

Somewhere out there, a mother regards the life in her womb as a weed. She didn’t intend for it to be there, and she wants to get rid of it.

It’s not a life. It’s not a flower, it’s a weed. 

In my woundedness, I don’t understand why Our Lord doesn’t raise children Himself. Why does He give them to us when He knows we will hurt them? Why does He keep giving them to us when almost one out of three in them now are aborted? Weeds grow in places where they are likely to be trampled upon. Our Lord imprisons Himself in the womb of the mother in the same way as He imprisons Himself in the Tabernacle. Why did He decide to become a tiny piece of bread, a substance so vulnerable to destruction, placing Himself in our clumsy hands? 

It is the mystery of the Cross. Our Lord became a vulnerable human being, and He let us destroy Him. That’s how He saved us. Our Lady knew what was going to happen, and still, she gave Him to us. It is not the end of the story. 

There is an abortion centre in Ealing, and the sun still shines, the birds still sing. It is right next to a very beautiful park where flowers still grow.

Article & Illustration by Anna Maria, 

Good Counsel's Artist in Residence

The 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil in Brixton will run for 12 hours a day, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week from Ash Wednesday until Palm Sunday. If you could spare an hour or more to come and pray with us, it would be of great help. The vigil takes place at the corner of Brixton Water Lane, London, SW2 5BJ. For more details or to book to attend please contact Gabriella on 07745711064 or 02077231740

To sign up for hours at the 40 Days for Life vigil in Ealing, West London contact Sarah on 07776256838, or email her at london40daysforlife@hotmail.com

For details about 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigils in Reading, Southend, Liverpool, Nottingham, Glasgow, Leicester, Bournemouth and Sheffield see here and for the rest of the World see here 

Catherine Scott, Remembering a Pro-Life Volunter.

Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and His justice, and all these things shall be added unto you

Catherine Scott, a long-time supporter of GCN and a very faithful vigil volunteer died on Sunday 30^th October 2022 on the Feast of Christ the King (in the Old Rite). This past Sunday would have been her Birthday.

I can’t remember a time when Catherine wasn’t involved in offering alternatives and real support to women entering abortion centres. She was fearless at the vigils and often received much abuse from passers-by in her daily presence at them. But she had a deep empathy for the women entering, no judgement of them and a desire to politely offer each woman the choice of life.

So many Mothers we have helped down the years were befriended by her and she would chide us if she thought they didn’t get the help they needed quickly enough, and would remind us if they needed something or needed a call.

Catherine was always ready to give witness for Christ’s sake and had a deep devotion to Our Lady. From the Chartres Pilgrimage to the G.K. Chesterton Walk, The Rosary Crusade, The Helpers of God’s Precious Infants Retreats, Catherine could be found supporting Mary’s Meals and numerous other Catholic events and good causes.

She had an incredible humility that allowed her to put any desire for human respect away when boldly reaching out to help those in need. One busy morning she popped into the office with a pregnant woman she had met by the fridges in Tesco, who needed help with accommodation to safely continue her pregnancy. Somehow this soul got talking to Catherine and she was determined to get her some real help.

She was full of love and mercy for others and never had a bad word to say about those she volunteered with and those she helped. She did have real anger towards those who lied about the vigils and those who profited from abortion while knowingly taking babies’ lives and putting women at risk.

Regularly accompanying us on staff retreats and formation days, Catherine was an honorary staff member of Good Counsel who had worked with us longer than many of our staff! As our sacristan Gabi said, “I remember Catherine radiant in prayer. I miss her being there for us all, such a beautiful, giving person. I feel so blessed for having met her.”

Thank you Catherine for all your hard work, for your tolerance of our foibles, for your kindness and your focus on what really mattered. Thank you for all the lives you have impacted, for making yourself an instrument in God’s hands to save children from abortion and to save Mothers from the sorrow of going through an abortion. God rest your noble soul, please pray for us, I know you will.

Clare

I remember being at Whitfield Street with Catherine one day. She was counselling women by the entrance to Marie Stopes abortion centre. One woman passing by stopped and asked her for a leaflet. The woman slowly tore the blue and pink leaflets up into tiny pieces and threw them up in the air. They fell to the ground, many of them landing on Catherine. It was really rather beautiful actually, and she stood there looking like she had been anointed. She just quietly bowed her head and prayed. – Len, Volunteer.

I think Marie Stopes is closed today…good thing the funeral happened on this day! Like they had a respite in abortions just for Catherine! – GCN Staff at Ealing Pro-Life Vigil on the day of Catherine’s funeral.

Instruments of God's Infinite Mercy

The wind blows on a cold day in the Brixton vigil, it looks like the picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe will blow over at any moment. Passers by are shouting at us, telling us that we should be ashamed, and we keep praying.

"Pray without ceasing" 1 Thess 5:17. The unborn need our help. Without us, who will be there to pray for them and support them in this culture of death?

People are struggling, and in great difficulties, and with great tumult of spirit do they decide to end the life of their child.

The culture points towards it. The constant promotion of lustful thoughts, fornication, adultery, the creation of and destruction of children through IVF, contraception and abortion. All these things bring death, first to the soul of the one who commits these acts, and that death cannot help but spread.

A gangrenous finger if not removed quickly becomes a gangrenous hand, then a gangrenous limb, then it finally spreads to the organs bringing death. Likewise smaller sins beget greater sins, for a mind made to desire the fulfilment that comes only from seeing God cannot be satisfied by that which separates itself therefrom. Therefore, in this dissatisfaction, it seeks to appease itself, and according to its habit of sin, it seeks this comfort from sin. Whence comfort can never come. Otherwise it attempts to use sin to reverse the effects of sin.

But this does not exempt myself. Have I not offended God? Have I not sought my own pleasure when I knew it was wrong? Thus am I not responsible for this culture of death? By every sin I disorder my own appetites, and I prepare myself to sin more. I build habits of vice which remain long after, and harm my ability to show love to God or to love my neighbour. To this same neighbour I give a bad example, and I give occasion to justify his sins, and by this I share in his sins. And those sins in which I share get shared to his neighbours and their neighbours.

Looking upon my own soul, is it any wonder that the world looks as darksome as it does? Is it any wonder that the mere suggestion that it is wrong to kill the unborn is met with scorn? Have I not crucified Our Saviour in my soul, or like Herod sought His death as an infant when I noticed Him coming, lest He should take my own power, by giving me the power to do His will and to avoid evil?

But greater than my iniquity is God's mercy. As our Lord says Lk 5:32 "I came not to call the just, but sinners to penance." At the vigil we are called to be instruments of God's mercy, to dissolve ourselves in prayer and Charity. When the passers by shout "Shame!" at us, we can bring to mind our own sins for which we ought to be ashamed and pray more fervently. By this we spread the mercy that we have received from the Most High God.

The mothers who wish to abort their children are in despair, despair at what their life might look like if they keep the child, at how they are going to be able to manage. It belongs to us to be their hope. Foremost to pray that they receive hope but also to have hope in our own souls that they will be able to keep the child. That their needs will be provided for, that the child's needs will be provided for, and that they will be provided the Grace to choose life for their child. As Simon of Cyrene helped Jesus to carry his cross, so too can we help these mothers to carry their crosses showing them the way to financial, emotional and spiritual help.

The children, free from all but original sin, find themselves collateral damage in this spiritual warfare. Sacrificed to the enemy to build his kingdom here on earth, a kingdom which has as alters its abortion centres and as borders its buffer zones. Not being able to surpass these borders, we, the soldiers of the army of God, recruited from amongst the army of Satan and washed by our Divine Saviour, lay siege to this fortification, hoping to deliver these infants, each precious in the sight of God, from the maw of the enemy.

If even one child is saved then our efforts have not been in vain, yet whilst any child is in danger we must keep going. I hope to see you at the vigil in Brixton by the grace of God.

Asare

The 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil in Brixton will run for 12 hours a day, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week from Ash Wednesday until Palm Sunday. If you could spare an hour or more to come and pray with us, it would be of great help. The vigil takes place at the corner of Brixton Water Lane, London, SW2 5BJ. For more details or to book to attend please contact Gabriella on 07745711064 or 02077231740

To sign up for hours at the 40 Days for Life vigil in Ealing, West London contact Sarah on 07776256838, or email her at london40daysforlife@hotmail.com

For details about 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigils in Reading, Southend, Liverpool, Nottingham, Glasgow, Leicester, Bournemouth and Sheffield see here and for the rest of the World see here 

St Patrick Patron Saint Of Ireland

A very happy feast of St Patrick to you all!
St Patrick was kidnapped into slavery in Ireland when he was young. After 6 years as a slave in Ireland he managed to flee the country. After becoming a bishop he returned to Ireland to bring Christianity to the pagan country.
St Patrick's mission was not easy, he faced hostility and hardship yet he continued his work because every person was worth reaching. It's much the same in the pro life movement today, we might face hostility and hardship, as proven at our 40 Days For Life vigil in Brixton, yet each child in the womb is a unique life deserving of protection. Standing quietly, offering help and praying for mothers and fathers may seem small but with the help of God these actions carry great power.

St Patrick's Breastplate

Christ with me, 

Christ before me, 

Christ behind me,

Christ in me,

Christ beneath me,

Christ above me,

Christ on my right,

Christ on my left,

Christ when I lie down,

Christ when I sit down,

Christ when I arise,

Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,

Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,

Christ in every eye that sees me,

Christ in every ear that hears me.

The 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil in Brixton, where we reach out to expectant Mums, will run for 12 hours a day, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week from Ash Wednesday until Palm Sunday. If you could spare an hour or more to come and pray with us, it would be of great help. The vigil takes place at the corner of Brixton Water Lane, London, SW2 5BJ. For more details or to book to attend please contact Gabriella on 07745711064 or 02077231740

To sign up for hours at the 40 Days for Life vigil in Ealing, West London contact Sarah on 07776256838, or email her at london40daysforlife@hotmail.com

For details about 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigils in Reading, Southend, Liverpool, Nottingham, Glasgow, Leicester, Bournemouth and Sheffield see here and for the rest of the World see here

Who Are These New ‘Wierdos’ On the Block, And Why Are They So Charming?

It is a little-known secret that right now the place to be in the world is Brixton.

It’s a whiplash of a morning. Someone’s thrown me out of bed, onto a tube, onto a bus which has spit me out onto the street for the 8 am shift of the pro-life vigil. The air is damp with the smell of empty bottles of cider. Day or night, Brixton always seems to be the same, as though its inhabitants don’t notice the light changing.

Something is different. There’s a circle of pink graffiti around me on the ground, an arrow pointing at the circle labelled ‘wierdos’, ‘Brixton is pro-choice’. It’s the kind of pink that might seem appealing on a dark, drunken night out but when you look at it again in the morning it just looks disgusting and makes you feel sick.

I have to admit, I’m feeling a bit small, standing all alone in that pink graffiti circle, with my signs that are too heavy and too many for me to carry. I don’t want to put them up yet for fear of getting mauled.

My fellow vigilant arrives, notices the graffiti and carries on as usual. The affability of his manners is amplified by the fact that he’s got a big pink arrow labelled ‘weirdos’ pointing at him. We start trying to assemble the signs and a woman comes along and starts shouting at us, telling us she is going to work in a children’s care home while we are standing there harassing women. It’s all seeming a bit grim and dismal.

Then we start our prayers, and the sun comes out. I’m watching the people going past and something is different. Almost everyone is noticing, reacting even. A father is talking to his child about what’s going on. People are looking up from their phones as though waking up from a deep sleep, turning their heads to read the pink words on the ground that they can’t possibly miss. Some are smirking, someone is laughing and taking a photo. Someone walking her dog stops and asks us how long this is going to be going on for. ‘I live across the street and it’s just quite a lot’, she says. As though living across the street from an abortion clinic wasn’t quite enough already.

One of the worst things about abortion is the fact that no one talks about it. This huge tragedy is going on in our country and we’ve got this unbearably heavy, profound silence hanging over us about it. We’ve rocked up in this land of darkness and, assuming this is about as light as it gets, are sliding far too quickly into deeper and deeper darkness.

The beautiful thing that I saw that morning was people finally starting to wake up about it, however begrudgingly. This country used to be Catholic, and sometimes it seems a very long way away from being that way again.

That morning, it didn’t seem such a long way off to me after all. I saw that this pro-life vigil is God’s work, and God can move mountains. He can move thick heavy clouds of darkness and silence about the prevalent tragedy of abortion.

If you don’t want to come and pray with us at 40 Days for Life, you are welcome to come and shout at us. Who knows? You might just suddenly feel a whole lot lighter.

                                                                                 Anna Maria

The 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil in Brixton, where we reach out to expectant Mums, will run for 12 hours a day, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week from Ash Wednesday until Palm Sunday. If you could spare an hour or more to come and pray with us, it would be of great help. The vigil takes place at the corner of Brixton Water Lane, London, SW2 5BJ. For more details or to book to attend please contact Gabriella on 07745711064 or 02077231740

For details about 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigils in Reading, Ealing, Southend, Liverpool, Nottingham, Glasgow, Leicester, Bournemouth and Sheffield see here and for the rest of the World see here

The Power of Prayer

I don't have a lot of experience in Pro-Life work but since Brixton is on my doorstep, I thought I'd get involved for Lent. I've been struck by various things and feel very blessed to have had this experience.

Firstly, the amount of young, faithful people who want to pray with others and witness to our Lord and Saviour is beautiful and does my faith good!

Secondly, the depth of the wounds both personally and intergenerationally on our streets is palpable; the animosity and aggression I've seen must be signs of deep pain and we must redouble our prayers for the healing that only Christ, our divine physician, can deliver.

 Finally, in an age of social media sparring, I’m struck by how powerful I’ve found it to be silent and remain in prayer when insults are flying. Our Lord did not speak back from The Cross and I’m inspired to keep quiet a bit more (which my friends may approve of!) To close, it’s been a privilege to witness to love and truth; may more folk come to know God and know the true value of human life.

Tori

The 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil in Brixton, where we reach out to expectant Mums, will run for 12 hours a day, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week from Ash Wednesday until Palm Sunday. If you could spare an hour or more to come and pray with us, it would be of great help. The vigil takes place at the corner of Brixton Water Lane, London, SW2 5BJ. For more details or to book to attend please contact Gabriella on 07745711064 or 02077231740

For details about 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigils in Reading, Ealing, Southend, Liverpool, Nottingham, Glasgow, Leicester, Bournemouth and Sheffield see here and for the rest of the World see here

But What About Abortion In The Case Of Rape?

Many of you who have engaged in conversation with the passers-by at the vigil will have been asked the question, ‘but what about abortion in the case of rape?’ Firstly, we must recognise what a terrible thing it is for a woman to be raped and how she needs to be given all the love and support possible. But these women need real help, not abortion. Rather than helping women who are the victims of such a horrendous crime, the abortion industry seeks to make women yet another victim of their own abortion. One victim of rape asked the doctor, ‘will the abortion undo the rape?’ and he of course had to reply ‘no.’ Not only will the abortion not undo the rape, but it will instead only add another layer of guilt and physical and emotional trauma to the already wounded woman.

Abortion only perpetuates the cycle of violence. The argument for abortion in the case of rape, as with disability, is a direct assault on all those who have been conceived in that way. One such example of this is Rebecca Kiessling who was conceived from a knifepoint attack by a serial rapist. Her mother, afraid of an illegal abortion at the time, decided to carry her to term and put her up for adoption. When Rebecca found out about her violent beginning she spoke out against those who justify abortion in the case of rape. She said, “All those people are out there who don’t even know me, but are standing in judgment of my life, so quick to dismiss it just because of how I was conceived. I felt like I was now going to have to justify my own existence, that I would have to prove myself to the world that I shouldn’t have been aborted and that I was worthy of living” (Rebecca Kiessling). These powerful words of Rebecca remind us that whatever the circumstances of his or her birth, every human being is a unique and unrepeatable gift from God, created in his own image and likeness. Let us remember women like Rebecca who have every much right as we do to be here today, and please come and join us in witnessing to this at our prayerful vigil in Brixton.

Jacinta

The 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil in Brixton, where we reach out to expectant Mums, will run for 12 hours a day, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week from Ash Wednesday until Palm Sunday. If you could spare an hour or more to come and pray with us, it would be of great help. The vigil takes place at the corner of Brixton Water Lane, London, SW2 5BJ. For more details or to book to attend please contact Gabriella on 07745711064 or 02077231740

For details about 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigils in Reading, Ealing, Southend, Liverpool, Nottingham, Glasgow, Leicester, Bournemouth and Sheffield see here and for the rest of the World see here

The Clock Is Ticking for Abortion

And we're over the halfway mark of 40 Days for life, 18 days left to go! A huge thank you to all who have volunteered so far and if you have not yet volunteered don't miss out, the clock is ticking. Every day we're getting closer to the end of abortion! We're really starting to see the effect these vigils are having, people are starting to take notice in both positive and negative ways. As many of you will know the pavement around our vigil site has been decorated with graffiti, saying things such as "your body, your choice" and many other pro abortion slogans. It's often clear from the reactions and conversations at the vigil that we are touching people's consciences. 

It is important to remember through all this that no matter what people tell you we stand here for women and their babies to offer them real help and support. 

Rose

The 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil in Brixton, where we reach out to expectant Mums, will run for 12 hours a day, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week from Ash Wednesday until Palm Sunday. If you could spare an hour or more to come and pray with us, it would be of great help. The vigil takes place at the corner of Brixton Water Lane, London, SW2 5BJ. For more details or to book to attend please contact Gabriella on 07745711064 or 02077231740

For details about 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigils in Reading, Ealing, Southend, Liverpool, Nottingham, Glasgow, Leicester, Bournemouth and Sheffield see here and for the rest of the World see here

These Pro-Life Vigils Do Work!

I've witnessed many women change their minds and not have an abortion during 40 Days for Life over the years since it began in 2010, especially before the buffer zones came in. Due to my working with the Good Counsel Network and taking part in the vigils, I can remember some amazing turnarounds that were definitely God's intervention. But even now with the buffer zones in place we are still receiving wonderful news from time to time such as recently a friend came to tell us that a woman she knew did not show up for her abortion that morning. We have also had people come up to us in the street now and again and introduce us to their child, the ones whose mothers or fathers saw us praying and decided not to go ahead with their abortions. We had not known they had kept their babies but they had witnessed the people praying at the vigils as a sign from God that they should do the right thing and continue their pregnancy. 

Lorraine

The 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil in Brixton, where we reach out to expectant Mums, will run for 12 hours a day, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week from Ash Wednesday until Palm Sunday. If you could spare an hour or more to come and pray with us, it would be of great help. The vigil takes place at the corner of Brixton Water Lane, London, SW2 5BJ. For more details or to book to attend please contact Gabriella on 07745711064 or 02077231740

For details about 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigils in Reading, Ealing, Southend, Liverpool, Nottingham, Glasgow, Leicester, Bournemouth and Sheffield see here and for the rest of the World see here

Come And Join 40 Days For Life If You Dare

We’re two weeks into 40 Days for Life, almost half way. Our Lord is under the cross and we’re trying to be there with Him. People are mocking and cursing Him, He’s exhausted, the whole world is against Him but He keeps on going. Why? Because He loves us, and life is worth it.

Our Lady is there and she’s the only one that sees Him. For those that don’t make it, at the very least we were there, and we saw them.

‘I was in prison and you came to me’ (Matthew 25:36).

Lord, when were You in prison and when did we visit You?

I was a little unborn baby in the womb. My mother was taking me to the abortion centre because everyone told her I wasn’t a life yet. You stood outside and offered her help. You prayed for her and for me.

Good Counsel Network has its vigils going all year round, but for 40 days the ante goes up. I’m thinking back to the first day. It’s dark and pouring with rain, I’m trying to sort out the display and my umbrella’s blowing inside out. I’m having to think on my feet. I’ve been wondering when it’s going to get real, and this is really it I’m thinking. I’m looking across at my friend. He’s white with the cold and he’s saying God bless you to a man who’s just told us to keep freezing. This is really it I’m thinking.

 

If you’re not in the fight for life what are you doing? If you’re not fighting for life are you really living?

 

Clocks ticking, now I don’t think I’m blogging anymore I’m rhyming.

 

These days in the UK, your chances of making it out of the womb and into the world are slim, just over two in three to be exact. Life doesn’t make its way into this world without a fight. Does that sound like the kind of fight you want to miss out on?

 

How much does it take to bring a baby into this world? The Hand of God, the prayers of Our Lady, a man and a woman plus two frozen vigilantes. One of them wasn’t meant to be there this long, someone is late and he’s saying the Hail Mary like he no longer knows what it means.

I'm approaching the vigil. From a distance it doesn’t look like much, two little people and a couple of signs by the side of the road. It seems to me these things don’t look so small to God because you get there and it's war.

 

I’m standing there, and I feel like I’ve found the place I came from. Who would have thought, this pavement in Ealing. I know why it is, it’s because my Mother is there, and I’m there, suffering my little splinter of what she suffered for me to be here.

 

Come and join us for 40 days if you dare. You might just find out who you really are. You don’t want to miss this for the world.

 Anna Maria

The 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil in Brixton, where we reach out to expectant Mums, will run for 12 hours a day, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week from Ash Wednesday until Palm Sunday. If you could spare an hour or more to come and pray with us, it would be of great help. The vigil takes place at the corner of Brixton Water Lane, London, SW2 5BJ. For more details or to book to attend please contact Gabriella on 07745711064 or 02077231740

For details about 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigils in Reading, Ealing, Southend, Liverpool, Nottingham, Glasgow, Leicester, Bournemouth and Sheffield see here and for the rest of the World see here

Fear and Pressure in an Unexpected Pregnancy

Most of the women going for an abortion are doing so out of fear. Fear of how their life will change, fear of how they will manage financially, fear that they are not ready for a child. Many mothers face not only their internal fears but pressure from outside. Family, partners and culture can often add to the pressure a mother feels.

At the Annunciation the Angel Gabriel said to Our Lady, "Do not be afraid Mary", she was afraid when she was asked to be the Mother of God. God did not dismiss Mary's fear, He reassured her. Let us be Christ-like and meet these mothers on the street, reassure them and offer them the help and support they need to be able to keep and love their babies. Fear is real but it is not final, love pulls these mothers towards hope. That is why we are here in Brixton!

The Prayer Vigil in Brixton will run for 12 hours a day, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week from Ash Wednesday until Palm Sunday. If you could spare an hour or more to come and pray with us, it would be of great help. The vigil takes place at the corner of Brixton Water Lane, London, SW2 5BJ. For more details or to book to attend please contact Gabriella on 07745711064 or 02077231740

For details about 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigils in Reading, Ealing, Southend, Liverpool, Nottingham, Glasgow, Leicester, Bournemouth and Sheffield see here and for the rest of the World see here

I See Your Archbishop And Raise You A Cardinal

Spending a large number of hours praying near an abortion centre at a 40 days for Life Vigil during Lent can sometimes be a bit disheartening, but to have the support of Priests, Bishops, Archbishops and Cardinals is very encouraging. Their presence can also be a great witness to mothers attending the abortion centre. Over the years we have seen a number of women choose life for their children when seeing a religious standing quietly in prayer. It can certainly give them something more to think about.

As you will have seen on this blog, Bishop David Waller of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, attended the 40 Days for Life vigil in Brixton, on Tuesday 17th February. This vigil was further blessed when His Grace, the Right Reverend John Wilson, the Archbishop of Southwark attended the vigil on Thursday 19th February.

Now we're very  pleased to say that the 40 Days for Life vigil in Ealing has been greatly blessed to have His Eminence Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald attend their vigil to lead the prayers today.

So that you do not feel left out by all of this. Please contact Sarah today 07776256838 to attend the vigil in Ealing, which will be run until 8pm on Palm Sunday. The vigil in Ealing like that in Brixton, runs seven days a week from 8am until 8pm each day.

The Prayer Vigil in Brixton will run for 12 hours a day, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week from Ash Wednesday until Palm Sunday. If you could spare an hour or more to come and pray with us, it would be of great help. The vigil takes place at the corner of Brixton Water Lane, London, SW2 5BJ. For more details or to book to attend please contact Gabriella on 07745711064 or 02077231740

For details about 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigils in Reading, Ealing, Southend, Liverpool, Nottingham, Glasgow, Leicester, Bournemouth and Sheffield see here and for the rest of the World see here

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