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The Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem is a prayer meeting organized by Pentecostal evangelists Jack W. Hayford and Robert Stearns through their organization "Eagles Wings". [1] They annually invite people around the world to pray for Jerusalem on the first Sunday of every October, close to the time of Yom Kippur. [2]
A "leading voice in the Christian Zionist movement," [1] Stearns is the leader and co-founder of the annual Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem: The single largest international Christian Zionist event and during which thousands of churches worldwide pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
Crucifixion of Jesus with the Penitent Thief and the impenitent thief (central image of the Bockstorfer Altar in the Cathedral of Konstanz, painted in 1524). Day of Prayers for Prisoners is a Polish Catholic holiday celebrated since 2009 every year on 26 March, established on the memorial day of Penitent Thief (known also as Good Thief, a patron of prisoners).
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On 23 March 1998, the Knesset passed the Jerusalem Day Law, making the day a national holiday. [14] One of the themes of Jerusalem Day, based on a verse from the Psalms, is "Built-up Jerusalem is like a city that was joined together" (Psalm 122:3). [15] In 1977, the government advanced the date of Jerusalem Day by a week to avoid it clashing ...
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Since 1927 the day of prayer in the month of March has been known as the Women's World Day of Prayer. Catholic women joined the movement after the Second Vatican Council, beginning in 1967, and united what had been their May day of prayer with the March Women's World Day of Prayer in 1969. As such, Catholic women honor the World Day of Prayer ...
Top Chef winner and host Kristen Kish is joining the TODAY Food team to kick off the 21st season of the hit cooking competition show. To celebrate joining as a judge and the start of the new ...