Religious Freedom Week 2019 – Strength in Hope

Religious Freedom Week 2019

June 22-29, 2019

 

This summer, Bishop Burbidge and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) are calling Catholics across the country to pray and act in support of religious liberty within the U.S. and abroad during Religious Freedom Week 2019.

The theme for this year’s Religious Freedom Week is “Strength in Hope.” The week starts on June 22, the Feast of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher, and ends on June 29, the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul.

As a Diocese, we encourage you to participate in this important cause for the Catholic Church, by taking time each day to pray, reflect, and take action on religious liberty, both here in this country and abroad.

Learn more about current international and domestic threats to Religious Liberty on the USCCB website.

Keep up-to-date about threats to religious liberty in Virginia. Visit the Virginia Catholic Conference website and sign up for email action alerts.

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We are called to follow Christ as missionary disciples by serving others and living our faith in all that we do. Let us take a few moments each day from June 22 - June 29 to pray, reflect, and take action on religious liberty, both here in this country and abroad.

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Day 2 (June 23) Reflection

We pray today that our Christian sisters and brothers in the Middle East, and all religious minorities, who are suffering from attacks by extremists and interminable conflicts may be freed from violent persecution.
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Day 3 (June 24) Reflection

In recent years, Catholic nominees to the federal judiciary have faced questions about their faith. Let us pray and act for our sisters and brothers who, like St. Thomas More, seek to faithfully serve both God and country.
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Day 4 (June 25) Reflection

We pray today that the Rohingya – our Muslim brothers and sisters from the Rakhine region, whose rights and identity are not recognized by the Myanmar government – may find the respect that recognizes the dignity of all human beings.
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Day 5 (June 26) Reflection

At a time when more care providers for recruiting prospective foster and adoptive parents are needed, some state and local governments have shut faith-based providers out. We pray today that faith-based organizations may have the freedom to serve those seeking adoption and foster care services in accordance with their faith.
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Day 6 (June 27) Reflection

We pray today that herders and farmers in Nigeria, whose conflict over access to land and resources has fueled religious tensions, may find the means to compromise and work out their differences in a non-violent manner.
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Day 7 (June 28) Reflection

We pray today that the religious dimension of the common good will receive due recognition in our political culture, and for the conversion of the hearts of those seeking to remove religious symbols from public life.
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Day 8 (June 29) Reflection

We pray today that the dignity and right to religious freedom of incarcerated persons would be respected.
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Religious freedom remains one of America's most precious possessions. And, as my brothers, the United States Bishops, have reminded us, all are called to be vigilant, precisely as good citizens, to preserve and defend that freedom from everything that would threaten or compromise it.

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