THOUSAND OAKS / SIMI VALLEY – On Thursday, 12 February 2026, the upcoming 40 Days for Life Lenten campaign will begin with a bilingual opening Mass at the parish of Saint Rose of Lima, 1305 Royal Avenue, Simi Valley, at 5:30pm. A bilingual Eucharistic Procession will follow on Sunday, 22 February 2026, at 3pm.
The celebrant for both the opening Mass and the Eucharistic Procession will be Fr. Diego Cabrera Rojas, SSC.
Those participating in the Eucharistic Procession are asked to gather at 2:45pm. at the Area Housing Authority, located at 1400 W. Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks. The procession will then proceed to 1200 W. Hillcrest Drive.
The Spring Lenten 40 Days for Life campaign will begin on Ash Wednesday, 18 February, and continues through Palm Sunday, 29 March 2026.
40 Days for Life is an international, non-political, Christian initiative that promotes peaceful prayer and witness in support of unborn life. The campaign centers on forty consecutive days of prayer and fasting, community outreach, and compassionate assistance to women facing difficult or unplanned pregnancies. Through a respectful and prayerful presence, participants seek to affirm the dignity of human life and offer hope, support, and resources to those in need. The forty-day structure draws from the biblical significance of the number forty as a period of conversion and spiritual renewal.
For more information, contact 40 Days for Life Thousand Oaks campaign leader Leonore Schuetz via email or by calling 805-527-4444.
