A pro-life group will mark this Good Friday by holding prayer vigils at 75 abortion clinic locations in the U.S. and Canada.
Pro-Life Action League has titled the organized program of prayer vigils as the "Way of the Cross for Victims of Abortion," which they say is like a modern Calvary for children.
"The vigil links the death of Christ on the cross to deaths of unborn children at abortion clinics - in both cases, the unjust killing of innocents whose lives are not valued by society," Eric Scheidler, executive director of the Pro-Life Action League, told The Christian Post.
The pro-life abortion group was formed in 1980, and has been advocating sensitivity towards unborn life through public protests, youth outreach, and education, and the annual prayer campaign "Way of the Cross for Victims of Abortion" which coincides with Good Friday.
Christians remember this day to commemorate crucifixion of Jesus Christ, when he died to take away the sins of the world.
"We pray in intercession for children threatened by abortion to be spared. We pray for their mothers and fathers to have a change of heart and choose life. We pray for our complacent society to awaken to this injustice and put a stop to it," Scheidler told The Christian Post.
The group has invited pro-lifers to join them in prayer vigils at their local abortion clinics, and given instructions on how to be part of the movement.
"These children's lives are ended, deliberately, before they even get to take their first breath," said Scheidler. "As Christians we seek Christ's forgiveness for our sins. This sin of killing our own children is one of which our entire society must repent. If we cannot protect the child in the womb, we will never truly be a civilized, compassionate people. As long as we continue to discard unborn babies, all efforts to help the poor, needy and disenfranchised ring hollow. Unborn lives matter to Jesus."
