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The National Day of Prayer is an annual day of observance designated by the United States Congress and held on the first Thursday of May, when people are asked "to turn to God in prayer and meditation". The president is required by law (36 U.S.C. § 119) to sign a proclamation each year, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day.
May 1: Loyalty Day; May 1: Law Day, U.S.A. May 15: Peace Officers Memorial Day; 1st Thursday in May: National Day of Prayer; 2nd Friday in May: Military Spouse Day; 2nd Sunday in May: Mother's Day; 3rd Friday in May: National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week; 3rd Saturday in May: Armed Forces Day; May 22: National ...
May 1 - Loyalty Day [5] 1st Thu. in May - National Day of Prayer [6] 2nd Sun. in May - Mother's day (USA) [7] 3rd Sat. in May - Armed Forces Day; 3rd Fri. in May - National Defense Transportation Day [8] May 15 - Peace Officers Memorial Day [9] May 22 - National Maritime Day [10] last Mon. in May - Memorial Day [11] June 14 - Flag Day [12] June ...
May 2. International Harry Potter Day. National Brothers and Sisters Day. National Play Your Ukulele Day. National Day of Prayer (1st Thursday) World Password Day (1st Thursday): Change those old ...
May 2. Baby Day. National Brothers and Sisters Day. National Day of Prayer. National Day of Reason. National Life Insurance Day. National Play Your Ukulele Day. Take a Baby to Lunch Day. National ...
A crowd of more than 150 people gathered for a service that was held in front of Florida’s Historic Capitol recognizing National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 2, 2024.
A National Day of Reason protest in Oklahoma City. The National Day of Reason is a secular celebration for humanists, atheists, secularists, and freethinkers. [1] [2] The day is celebrated annually on the first Thursday in May, in response to the statutory observance of a National Day of Prayer in the United States, which many atheist and secular groups deem unconstitutional. [3]
Since then, every president has signed a National Day of Prayer proclamation. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed a law designating the first Thursday of May as a day of national prayer. Show ...