World Day of Prayer
March 1, Friday
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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 movement aims to bring together women of various races, cultures and traditions in a yearly common Day of Prayer, as well as in closer fellowship, understanding and action throughout the year.
World Day of Prayer in other years
World Day of Prayer in other countries
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Congo
- Cook Islands
- Cuba
- Czech Republic
- Egypt
- France
- French Guiana
- Germany
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- India
- Indonesia
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kenya
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Myanmar
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Palestine
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Philippines
- Poland
- Romania
- Samoa
- Sierra Leone
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Tonga
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe