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3rd Sunday in June: Father's Day; July 27: National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day [14] last Sunday in July: Parent's Day; August 16: National Airborne Day; August 26: Women's Equality Day; 1st Monday in September: Labor Day; 1st Sunday after Labor Day: National Grandparents' Day; weekend before September 11: National Days of Prayer and ...
Apr. 30—Lawrence County will be celebrating National Day of Prayer at noon on Thursday on the steps of the Lawrence County Courthouse. This year's theme is "Lift up the Word, Light up the world."
The National Day of Prayer shares common roots with the celebration of Thanksgiving; both were national proclamations establishing a day of prayer.In the New England Colonies under British rule, traditional observances in late fall called for prayer and thanksgiving, while observances in the spring or summer called for prayer and fasting. [8]
A medieval manuscript fragment of Finnish origin, c. 1340 –1360, utilized by the Dominican convent at Turku, showing the liturgical calendar for the month of June. The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.
Blessed be God now and forever.” — "Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers" "Thank you for the world so sweet, thank you for the food we eat. Thank you for the birds that sing.
Sunday, March 5, 1933 "National Inaugural Prayer Service" at Washington National Cathedral. Presided over by Episcopal Bishop James Edward Freeman of Washington. Thursday, January 20, 1977 Jimmy Carter ordered a half-hour interfaith prayer service at the Lincoln Memorial in the morning (8am) before the inauguration ceremony; he did not attend.
1. "Let Your goodness, Lord, appear to us, that we, made in your image, conform ourselves to it. In our own strength we cannot imitate Your majesty, power, and wonder
According to Jewish law, the earliest time to recite the morning service is when there is enough natural light "one can see a familiar acquaintance six feet away." It is a subjective standard. The usual time for this prayer service is between sunrise and a third of the day.