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World Day of Prayer

American  
[prair] / prɛər /

noun

  1. the first Friday in Lent, during which Christians belonging to ecumenical communions pray for foreign missions.


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He made his call in a message on the day Christian Churches mark the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2020

The World Day of Prayer is a global prayer movement led by Christian women across denominations and observed in at least 170 countries.

From Fox News • Mar. 6, 2020

Francis made the ambitious proposal in a message to mark the church’s World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which he instituted last year in a bid to highlight his ecological concerns.

From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2016

Francis made the proposal in a message Thursday to mark the church's World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which he instituted last year in a bid to highlight his green agenda.

From US News • Sep. 1, 2016

He declared a World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2015

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