World Day of Prayer 2025 is on Friday, March 7, 2025: Did Obama really do away with World Prayer Day?

Friday, March 7, 2025 is World Day of Prayer 2025. The World Day of Prayer is an international ecumenical Christian laywomen’s initiative. It is run under the motto “Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action,” and is celebrated annually in over 170 countries on the first Friday in March.

The World Day of Prayer is an international ecumenical Christian laywomen’s initiative. It is run under the motto “Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action,” and is celebrated annually in over 170 countries on the first Friday in March.

A Day of Prayer is a day allocated to prayer, either by leaders of religions or the general public, for a specific purpose.

President obama opted not to have a service in the White House in 2009 for the world prayer day.However, he signed a proclamation in private about the day.

And in spite of a recent court ruling declaring its unconstitutionality,the national day of prayer day went on and was recognized this year(2010).

Does it feel like your living in the same world day after day and how can you find strength through prayer?

Of course you're living in the same world day after day after day. If there is a God, one of His main features is that He acts really slowly. Well, at least usually. As for finding strenghth through prayers, sure. Certainly if you believe. As for having your prayers answered, can God really answer everybody's prayers even if they all collide? Well, just be happy that some of them may be answered. But never stop, it's always up to you to make the wheels turn.

what are the religions (complete list) attended the World day of Prayer on October 27, 1986 at Assisi, Italy?

more than 120 representatives of different religions and Christian denominations The only religion organization that was not there were Jehovah's Witnesses.

Altogether there were 160 participants at the prayer meeting for peace in Assisi (Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado, October 28, 1986). Let us note some of those who attended this affair:

The “Christian” leaders represented 32 denominations, whose adherents allegedly number 3.5 billion people, or 70 percent of the world’s population! This was certainly no small affair. And if someone complains that these leaders did not actually represent the people of their denominations and organizations, we respond with two questions: First, if the leaders who attended this abominable affair did not represent the people of the denominations and organizations they head, why were they chosen as leaders? Secondly, if the people of these denominations and organizations considered the actions of these leaders apostate, why weren’t the leaders rebuked, disciplined, and put out from their churches, denominations and organizations? Silence and inactivity in the face of evil is as wicked as direct participation!

The “Christian” leaders came from many ecumenical organizations--The World Council of Churches, represented by its executive secretary and three of its seven presidents, the World YWCA, the World Alliance of YMCAs, Friends World Committee for Consultation, Mennonite World Conference, Reformed Ecumenical Synod, Baptist World Alliance, Disciples of Christ, World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Lutheran World Federation, Anglican Communion, Old Catholic Union of Utrecht, the Assyrian Church of the East, the Orthodox churches. Also invited were 15 Roman Catholic bishops, and leaders of six Roman Catholic Franciscan organizations. (EPS, 26-31 October 1986, 86.10.121)

Among the “Christian” leaders present were--

John Paul II, head of Roman Catholicism

Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the worldwide Anglican and Episcopal denomination

Emilio Castro, head of the World Council of Churches Greek Orthodox

Archbishop Methodios of Thyateira and Great Britain, archbishop and delegate of Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios

Gunnar Stalsett, Executive Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation

Allan Boesak, South Africa’s anti-apartheid activist and president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches

Metropolitan Filaret, head of Russian Orthodox Church

Mother Teresa, Roman Catholic nun

Susanna Telewona, a vice-president of the Lutheran World Federation

Nita Barrow and Marga Buhrig, two of the WCC presidents

Bernice Schrotenboer, representing her husband, the Reformed Evangelical Synod general secretary

Val Ferguson, general secretary of Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers)

Lydia Breen and Doreen Boyd, on the World YWCA staff in Geneva

Manuela Mattioli and Christiane Witmers, two Catholic Franciscan leaders

Also represented at the Day of Prayer for World Peace were leaders of 11 non-Christian religions: Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jews, Muslims, African and North American animists (who worship spirits and nature), Japanese Shinto’s, fire-worshipping Zoroastrians, Baha’i. The Dalai Lama, exiled Buddhist leader who is supposed to be the god-king of Tibet, was at the forefront of the activities, as was Elio Toaff, chief Jewish rabbi of Rome (EPS, 26-31 October 1986, 86.10.121). The Dalai-Lama and John Paul II have become close friends, and the Buddhist god-king was seated at the immediate left hand of the Pope. It should be noted that all of these men worship false gods and are therefore breakers of the first commandment of God’s Holy Law -- “Thou shalt have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3).

FOR STAC.....In an effort to bolster the hopes of mankind, the United Nations proclaimed 1986 to be an “International Year of Peace,” with the theme “To Safeguard Peace and the Future of Humanity.” Warring nations were called upon to lay down their weapons, at least for one year. What was their response? According to a report by the International Peace Research Institute, as many as five million people were killed as a result of wars during 1986 alone! Though some special coins and commemorative stamps were issued, most of the nations did little about pursuing the ideal of peace in that year. Nevertheless, the world’s religions—always anxious for a fine rapport with the UN—set about publicizing the year in various ways. On January 1, 1986, Pope John Paul II praised the work of the UN and dedicated the new year to peace. And on October 27, he assembled the leaders of many of the world’s religions at Assisi, Italy, to pray for peace.