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A football coach in Coweta County, Georgia, took part in a student-led prayer with his players before a game, sparking a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Coweta County Schools then made a far-reaching decision that impacts every faculty member. The superintendent “sought legal guidance and determined that school employees, including coaches, should not participate in any student-initiated prayer,” according to WSB-TV. A legal memorandum, obtained by The Christian Post, was recently provided to all employees. More from the report: “Representatives of the school cannot participate in any student initiated/student led prayer or worship while acting in their official...

November 9, 2017 Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome Reading 1 Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 The angel brought meback to the entrance of the temple,and I saw water flowing outfrom beneath the threshold of the temple toward the east,for the façade of the temple was toward the east;the water flowed down from the southern side of the temple,south of the altar.He led me outside by the north gate,and around to the outer gate facing the east,where I saw water trickling from the southern side.He said to me,"This water flows into the eastern district down upon...

When I was growing up, my parents almost daily rounded up my four siblings and I for family prayer, the seven of us—albeit with differing degrees of attention—reciting out loud the Catholic prayers of the rosary, while meditating on different events in Jesus Christ’s life. At the end of the rosary, after my dad had rattled off the oh, roughly 785 intentions he wanted the Lord to take some action on, it was the kids’ turn to announce to God what we’d like to see happen. And so when one of my brothers was 2, he began to pray for...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem Meditating Upon The Names and Attributes of GodAbba Father (Old Testament) Deuteronomy 32 Is this the way you repay the Lord,     you foolish and unwise people? Is he not your Father, your Creator,[a]     who made you and formed you?Footnotes: 1. Deuteronomy 32:6 Or Father, who bought you 3. (End of Scripture Passage) Abba Father Romans 8:15King James Version (KJV) 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®,...

November 8, 2017 Wednesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Rom 13:8-10 Brothers and sisters:Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another;for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.The commandments, You shall not commit adultery;you shall not kill;you shall not steal;you shall not covet,and whatever other commandment there may be,are summed up in this saying, namely,You shall love your neighbor as yourself.Love does no evil to the neighbor;hence, love is the fulfillment of the law. Responsorial Psalm Ps 112:1b-2, 4-5, 9 R. ( 5a) Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem Meditating Upon The Names and Attributes of GodYahweh Makkeh (The God Who Smites) (Old Testament) Ezekiel 7 I will not look on you with pity;     I will not spare you. I will repay you for your conduct     and for the detestable practices among you. “‘Then you will know that it is I the Lord who strikes you. 3. (End of Scripture Passage) Yahweh Makkeh (The God Who Smites) "No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for PRESIDENT TRUMP and VICE PRESIDENT PENCE and for AMERICA: Government, Family, Military, Business, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 JOHN 5:14 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. Listen to me, people of Judah and Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord your God. Then you will stand strong. Have faith in the Lord’s prophets. Then you will succeed.” Jehoshaphat listened to the people’s advice. Then he chose...

November 7, 2017 Tuesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Rom 12:5-16ab Brothers and sisters:We, though many, are one Body in Christand individually parts of one another.Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us,let us exercise them:if prophecy, in proportion to the faith;if ministry, in ministering;if one is a teacher, in teaching;if one exhorts, in exhortation;if one contributes, in generosity;if one is over others, with diligence;if one does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be sincere;hate what is evil,hold on to what is good;love one another with mutual affection;anticipate one...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem Meditating Upon The Names and Attributes of GodEl-Olam-(Everlasting God) (Old Testament) Isaiah 40 Comfort for God’s People 40 Comfort, comfort my people,     says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,     and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed,     that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the Lord’s hand     double for all her sins. 3 A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare     the way for the Lord[a]; make straight in the desert     a highway for our God.[b] 4 Every valley shall be raised up,     every mountain and hill...

Reactions to the church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas have broadly consisted of sympathy and calls for prayer for the victims and their families, but some prominent left-wing voices have taken the opportunity to politicize the incident. Some on the left have used the shooting to mock the concept of prayer and Christianity. [Snip] Following the shooting, a number of prominent media personalities, celebrities and liberal pundits took the effort to mock the concept of prayer and called for gun control. Wil Wheaton, the washed-up liberal actor best known for "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and self-proclaimed "geek icon," attacked...

The “Donald Trump/Mike Pence Prayer Vigil” and “Pray for our American Heroes" Prayer Thread have Combined to Form the AMERICA PRAYER VIGIL Prayer Thread! Join with Fellow FREEPERS to Pray for our PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP/VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE and AMERICA: Government, Family, Military, Business, Education, Churches, and the Media. 'And this is the Confidence that we have in Him, that, if we Ask Anything According to His Will, He Heareth us.' 1 John 5:14 Religion Forum Threads Labeled [Prayer] are Closed to Debate of Any Kind. Psalm 69:30 I will Praise God with my Singing; My Thanks will be His...

November 6, 2017 Monday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Rom 11:29-36 Brothers and sisters:The gifts and the call of God are irrevocable. Just as you once disobeyed God but have now received mercybecause of their disobedience,so they have now disobeyed in order that,by virtue of the mercy shown to you,they too may now receive mercy.For God delivered all to disobedience,that he might have mercy upon all. Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways! For who has known the mind of the...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem Meditating Upon The Names and Attributes of GodMy Salvation (Old Testament) Isaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation;     I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense[a];     he has become my salvation.” Footnotes: 1. Isaiah 12:2 Or song 3. (End of Scripture Passage) My Salvation "These are the times that try men's souls..." Today's Passage assures us. God alone is Our Salvation. We can not rely on government, political leaders, religious personalities, celebrities, or any other human agency. This is not fatalism or disillusionment....

Please join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for President Trump, Vice-President Pence, and for America: Government, Family, Military, Business, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (I John 5:14) Religion forum threads labeled “Prayer” are closed to debate of any kind.

November 5, 2017 Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Mal 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10 A great King am I, says the LORD of hosts,and my name will be feared among the nations.And now, O priests, this commandment is for you:If you do not listen,if you do not lay it to heart,to give glory to my name, says the LORD of hosts,I will send a curse upon youand of your blessing I will make a curse.You have turned aside from the way,and have caused many to falter by your instruction;you have made void the covenant of Levi,says the LORD of hosts.I,...

Active intercession? Question: Are the saints in heaven active in the affairs of Earth? — Robert Bonsignore, Brooklyn, New York Answer: Yes, we have a lot of evidence for that. But exactly how and to what extent they are aware and active is not fully known to us. It seems unlikely that the saints can merely look down and watch us as though they were watching a movie, or that they can know our inmost thoughts. Such things are probably beyond their capacity and might even be considered intrusive of our privacy. It seems safer to assume that the saints...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem Meditating Upon The Names and Attributes of GodMy Redeemer (Old Testament) Job 19:25 25 I know that my redeemer[a] lives,     and that in the end he will stand on the earth.[b] Footnotes: 1. Job 19:25 Or vindicator 2. Job 19:25 Or on my grave 3. (End of Scripture Passage) My Redeemer The Book of Job is considered by some scholars to be the OLDEST Book in the Bible. Job most probably lived in the time between Noah and the Patriarchs, although nobody knows for sure. What we do know is that he lost EVERYTHING,...

November 4, 2017 Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop Reading 1 Rom 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-29 Brothers and sisters:I ask, then, has God rejected his people? Of course not!For I too am a child of Israel, a descendant of Abraham,of the tribe of Benjamin.God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew.Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah,how he pleads with God against Israel? Hence I ask, did they stumble so as to fall? Of course not!But through their transgressionsalvation has come to the Gentiles,so as to make them jealous.Now if their transgression is enrichment for the...

Join Freepers throughout the world to pray for PRESIDENT TRUMP and VICE-PRESIDENT PENCE and for AMERICA: All Levels of Government, Family, Military, Business, Education, Churches, Health Care Systems and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His Will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14) Religion Forum Threads Labeled [Prayer] are Closed to Debate of Any Kind

Praying for Those Who Have Died Is a Work of Mercy Msgr. Charles Pope • November 2, 2017 • What is the value of one prayer? I suspect it is far greater than any of us imagine. Prayer changes things, sometimes in obvious ways, but more often in subtle and even paradoxical ways. But prayer is surely important, even when we don’t experience its immediate effects. Perhaps this is why Jesus taught us to pray always and never to lose heart (cf. Luke 18:1). St. Paul echoed this with the simple exhortation, “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thess 5:17). St....