A Day of Prayer is a day allocated to prayer, either by leaders of religions or the general public, for a specific purpose. Such days are usually ecumenical in nature. The word ecumenism (also oecumenism, Å“cumenism) is derived from Greek (oikoumene), which means the inhabited world, and was historically used with specific reference to the Roman Empire. ...

World Day of Prayer for Peace

The first one was held in Assisi on October 27, 1986, when more than 120 representatives of different religions and Christian denominations spent a day together with fasting and praying to their God or Gods. The only religion organization that was not there were Jehovah's Witnesses. This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ...

National Day of Prayer

Main article: National Day of Prayer

This is a day designated by the United States Congress as a day when all Americans regardless of faith are asked to come together and pray in their own way. It is held on the first Thursday in May. A 'National Day of Prayer Task Force' was created in order to coordinate the event. The National Day of Prayer is a day designated by the United States Congress as a day when all Americans regardless of faith are asked to come together and pray in their own way. ... Type Bicameralism Houses Senate House of Representatives United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D, since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D, since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups (as of November 7, 2006 elections) Democratic Party Republican... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mary Magdalene in prayer. ...

Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem

Main article: Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem

This is a challenge from pentecostal evangelists and authors Jack W. Hayford and Robert Stearns through their organization 'Eagles Wings' to like-minded people around the world to pray for Jerusalem on the first Sunday of every October, close to Yom Kippur. The event began in 2004. The Pentecostal movement within Evangelical Christianity places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the baptism of the Holy Spirit, as shown in the Biblical account of the Day of Pentecost. ... Dr. Jack Williams Hayford (b. ... Mary Magdalene in prayer. ... Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim) (Standard) Yerushalayim or Yerushalaim Arabic commonly القـُدْس (Al-Quds); officially in Israel أورشليم القدس (Urshalim-Al-Quds) Name Meaning Hebrew: (see below), Arabic: The Holiness Government City District Jerusalem Population 724,000 (2006) Jurisdiction 123,000 dunams (123 km²) Jerusalem (Hebrew:  , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic:  , al-Quds, the Holiness)[2... Yom Kippur (IPA: ; Hebrew:יוֹם כִּפּוּר, IPA: ) is the Jewish holiday of the Day of Atonement. ...

Haystack Prayer Meeting

Main article: Haystack Prayer Meeting

Held in August 1806 this is viewed by many scholars as the seminal event for the development of Protestant Missions in the subsequent decades and centuries. On a hot summer day, a few Williams College students gathered in a field to discuss the spiritual welfare of the people of Asia. When a thunderstorm developed over the field, the students took refuge in the lee of a large haystack and continued their prayer meeting.