Sentences with phrase «day of prayer on»

Perhaps the most familiar form that the movement takes on the local level is the interdenominational observance of the World Day of Prayer on the first Friday in Lent by the women of many thousands of communities, not only of this country but in 144 countries of the world.

One of the clergy scheduled an hour - long healing session sandwiched between the full day of prayers on this fast day.

Not exact matches

Even on the National Day of Prayer.

On this National Day of Reason, let us be reminded as loudly as ever that nothing fails like prayer.

Stephen Schmalhofer sends this quote from G. K. Chesterton on St. Francis of Assisi, appropriate for this day, and appropriate too as the basis for a prayer for the new Holy Father:

The answer is that the Christian right in our country is constantly trying to force their religious beliefs into the public sphere (science education, school prayer at public schools, Decalogue displays at court houses, nativity scenes on city hall property, crosses in all kinds of public places, national days of prayer, etc.)-- if these things stopped, the outcry from us non-believers would be greatly diminished.

Other faiths believe in burning candles or saying prayers in behalf of the dead — the Latter - day Saints believe in the same concept, but taken to the next level: that we really can open a portal to salvation for every human on earth, if they want it.

And along the way they are reminding me of some things I myself might do well to devote some effort to: fasting, night prayer, and working on the defects of my own soul... plus some well - dressed weightlifting might help provide a boost in these dark days of winter and counter the calories of Christmas parties.

On the day of a martyr or confessor's death, the Church includes his or her name in the prayers of the liturgy.

4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Bishop Barron goes on to say that «both Dorothy Day and Mrs. Dawson intuited the properly subversive nature of the way Catholics gather for prayer.»

Known as the «Patroness of Mercy,» she was stabbed fourteen times by an attempted rapist, but forgave her assailant on her deathbed, hoping aloud he would find God — which he astonishingly did in prison, serving his remaining days in prayer and penance.

You can't prove them wrong, and your god didn't use his omnipotence to stop them despite the prayers of passengers; in fact, if he exists, he seemed to be going by the name «Allah» on that day.

(Matt 6:9, 10) This prayer will be answered in the near future, when God brings on «the war of the great day of God the Almighty», called Armageddon.

For a long time the Temple in Jerusalem was actually a sacred place, it even was the most sacred place on earth, because the God of Israel had promised, to be present at the Temple (1 Kings 8, 29: That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, [even] toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.).

Each day there will be Mass, morning and night prayer and, on one of the evenings, exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and confessions.

Those destructions left deep wounds and prompted the adoption of many customs of public mourning, such as memorial prayers on the major festivals (yizkor) and the commemoration of the anniversary of a death (yahrzeit), that are observed to this day.

There are also two other prayers like the Friday prayer which are performed twice a year on the mornings of the two Islamic feasts, the first day following the month of Ramadan and the tenth day of the month of Dhu «l Hijja.

At the same time, cardinals were meeting Friday at the Vatican to participate in a day of reflection and prayer on several church matters, including the Vatican's response to cases of sexual abuse.

While the broader culture celebrates Halloween at the end of this month, many Protestants will focus on Reformation Day while two days later Catholics will utter prayers as part of All Souls» Day.

On the basis of the First Amendment, as well as the general principles of the Constitution, he opposed public payment for chaplains in Congress and the military, spoke out against national proclamations of days of prayer (though as president he did «recommend» them) and while president vetoed congressional efforts to incorporate churches in the District of Columbia (fullest statement, V: 103 - 105) At the same time, Madison frequently opined that it was appropriate for private citizens to support chaplains and various kinds of semiorganized public religion through voluntary contributions (V: 104,105)

Victims of clerical sexual abuse planned rallies in Rome on Friday as cardinals held a day of reflection and prayer on the issue.

Retreatants arrive on a Sunday afternoon, listen to three conferences a day from the retreat conductor, pray Morning and Evening Prayer and the Holy Rosary daily, and of course attend a daily Mass... On Thursday night there is usually the chance to spend an hour or two keeping vigil with the Blessed Sacrament exposed.on a Sunday afternoon, listen to three conferences a day from the retreat conductor, pray Morning and Evening Prayer and the Holy Rosary daily, and of course attend a daily Mass... On Thursday night there is usually the chance to spend an hour or two keeping vigil with the Blessed Sacrament exposed.On Thursday night there is usually the chance to spend an hour or two keeping vigil with the Blessed Sacrament exposed...

Based on the Catholic tradition, these nine days of special prayer mirror the prayers of the first disciples, who were commanded by Jesus to wait and pray for the Holy Spirit to come (Luke 24:49; Acts 2).

I volunteer at a women's shelter and every year on Valentine's Day I take helium balloons and some sharpie markers and we write a prayer request on our balloons and take them out side, have a prayer time and then on the count of three....

When in the royal audience he prepared to make his plea for Jerusalem's rebuilding, he inwardly «prayed to the God of heaven»; (Nehemiah 2:4) when he and his fellows labored on Zion amid bitter enemies, he reports, «We made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night»; (Nehemiah 4:9) and when he laid down his finished work, he exclaimed, «Remember me, O my God, for good.»

Prayer for the day: 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 everyone 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.

In celebration of this year's Pentecost Sunday on 23rd May, Premier Christian Media is inviting churches and Christians nationwide to join together in a nine - day ecumenical act of unity and prayer, known as a Novena.

The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance in the United States held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation.

On the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there.

In the same address, she goes on to say, «It is my prayer this Christmas Day that his example and teaching will continue to bring people together to give the best of themselves in the service of others.»

Why didn't the president stand up for the rights of the Rev. Franklin Graham, the son of the Rev. Billy Graham, who was disinvited from a Pentagon prayer service on the National Day of Prayer because of his Christian views and vprayer service on the National Day of Prayer because of his Christian views and vPrayer because of his Christian views and values?

Yes - he asked that folks pray on September 11, 2012 - but what about the other days of prayer.

His parables frequently end with a «punch line» that presents a challenge to conventional expectation: the scorned Samaritan is the «good» one who proves neighbor to the victim on the Jericho Road; those who come to work late at the harvest are provided the same reward as those who toiled all day; the wayward prodigal son is the one who is feasted; the prayer of a repentant sinner is more acceptable to God than that of a righteous Pharisee.9 Shorter sayings make the same point: A camel could pass through a needle's eye more easily than a person of great wealth can enter into God's inbreaking realm (Mt 19:24).

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Days pass empty of prayer, ex haps a hastily muttered «Our Father» on the edge of sleep.

Whether it is joining the powerful 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World, or simply whispering a prayer for Muslims whenever we see some tragedy reported on our news networks, when we pray we are advancing Christ's kingdom among MuPrayer for the Muslim World, or simply whispering a prayer for Muslims whenever we see some tragedy reported on our news networks, when we pray we are advancing Christ's kingdom among Muprayer for Muslims whenever we see some tragedy reported on our news networks, when we pray we are advancing Christ's kingdom among Muslims.

Today, the 30 Days Prayer movement (30daysprayer.com) counts hundreds of thousands of faithful Christian prayer warriors who cry out to God on behalf of Islam's 1.7 billion adherents, asking God to reveal to them his Prayer movement (30daysprayer.com) counts hundreds of thousands of faithful Christian prayer warriors who cry out to God on behalf of Islam's 1.7 billion adherents, asking God to reveal to them his prayer warriors who cry out to God on behalf of Islam's 1.7 billion adherents, asking God to reveal to them his truth.

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I suspect that on September 11, 2001 there was a lot of prayer going on in those airplanes and buildings, and perhaps even those who did not believe in a God were praying that day.

We hear of fast - days on the Jewish model, but on different days, and the adoption by the Church of the Old Testament as a sacred book played a large part in forming the prayers as well as the instruction of Christians.

I suspect on that day in 2001, there was a lot of prayer in a lot of faiths that did no good.

This sequence of events is a significant step forward from the Texas VA Cemetery Memorial Day ceremony, where the prayer was foisted on the audience when it was not expecting the pastor to be praying «in Jesus name.

Prayer for First Sunday of Advent: «Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

which began on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2 and gathers together in various physical locations for: exaltation of God by glorifyinig Him through a life lived in worship edifcation of one another through teaching, fellowship, and prayer evangelism of the world through social and spiritual acts of service

Criticisms of ICEL in the early days therefore often focussed on the texts of the Creed or the Eucharistic Prayers.

Pope Francis has called for a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, in the entire Mideast region, and throughout the whole world to be held on Saturday, September 7th, and I'm inclined to join... mainly because I have no idea what else to do.

On some days, the prayer list of those who are sick and suffering seems endless, and I know that they are but a few of the many in the world in need of healing.

Today, on the Lord's day, all of us stand united in prayer with the people of Baton Rouge, with the police officers who've been wounded, and with the grieving families of the fallen.