Prayer week
A week of prayer in Christianity is a regionally or internationally agreed week in which the faithful are called to offer prayers for a specific cause. In contrast to a novena , which includes constant and daily changing prayers over nine days, prayer weeks are free to design.
Week of prayer of the Evangelical Alliance
The Alliance Prayer Week was initiated in 1846 at the founding meeting of the World Evangelical Alliance and has been held regularly since 1861. In German-speaking countries, it usually takes place in the second week, internationally in the first full week of January.
World Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The week of prayer for Christian unity is celebrated annually from January 18 to 25 or between Ascension Day and Pentecost. The World Council of Churches (WCC) is in charge. This international week of prayer was initiated in 1909 by the American Paul Francis Wattson (1863–1940). The Popes of the Roman Catholic Church have been supporting this World Week of Prayer since Pope Pius X (1903–1914). The prayer for Christian unity was started in 1916 by Pope Benedict XV. (1914–1922) expanded with an apostolic letter to the entire Catholic Church and continues to be praised by the popes. For the purpose of preparation and implementation, the “Commission for Faith and Church Constitution” (WCC) and the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity draw up joint working papers and put the week of prayer under a common motto.
Other weeks of prayer
In addition to private prayer, for example, in parishes , in prayer circles, in religious communities or in episcopal churches there are often services ( masses , communion or devotions ) for the respective week of prayer. Such concerns include the prayer for spiritual professions , the world prayer octave (it also stands for the world prayer week for Christian unity), the rosary prayers or for current prayer requests. The Christian Association of Young People (YMCA) carried out its World Federation Prayer Week from November 10th to 16th, 2013 under the motto "Be the Change".
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2019. Working Group of Christian Churches in Germany, November 12, 2018, accessed on November 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Gabi Weiß: Father Johann Eduard Lamy: “I want to be the servant of the Heart of Jesus”. In: The portal to the Catholic spiritual world. June 29, 2018, accessed November 16, 2018 .
- ^ Divine service with the Dutch bishops at the end of the World Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Sermon by John Paul II on January 25, 1980. In: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. January 27, 1980. Retrieved November 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. World Council of Churches, August 2, 2018, accessed November 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Guardian Call - Prayer Net for Germany [1]
- ↑ QuerBe: t-The week of prayer [2]
- ↑ Week of Prayer of the Advent Youth [3]
- ↑ World Day of Prayer for Spiritual Professions [4]
- ↑ Thoughts on the Octave of the World Prayer for Christian Unity Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ YMCA World Federation Prayer Week "Be the Change" [5]
