Word: prayers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Side by side the two men listened to George Washington's Prayer for the U.S. (". . . that thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government. . . ."), a prayer "In Time of War" from the English prayerbook (". . . grant us victory, if it be thy will. . . ."), a prayer from the American Book of Common Prayer ("Almighty God, who has given us this good land for our heritage. . . ."-TIME, Dec. 15). The hymns were militant : God of Our Fathers, Once To Every Man and Nation (James Russell Lowell's great hymn), America...
When the Catholic children of Buffalo, N.Y. began a crusade of prayer for the nation's soldiers and sailors, Myrtle was selected by lot to pray for the Commander in Chief. Myrtle is an orphan, eight years old. She says a prayer for Mr. Roosevelt every day, at least once a week attends Mass and receives Holy Communion for his protection. When sisters of the German Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, where she lives, told her about it, Myrtle recognized her responsibility right away. She sat down, wrote to Mr. Roosevelt...
...think you would like to be a sailor because I heard that you were a leader of sailors in the last big war. The other boys and girls are asking their soldiers and sailors to pray with them. I know you are very busy, but will you say the prayer that I am putting in my letter? Our country needs you very much. I will pray that our Blessed Mother takes care of you. I am 8 years old and I can pray very hard. Goodby, Mr. President, my brave sailor. With love...
Therefore I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, do hereby appoint the first day of the year 1942 as a day of prayer, of asking forgiveness for our shortcomings of the past, of consecration to the tasks of the present, of asking God's help in days to come...
...last week, in an hour of national crisis, the President set aside Jan. 1 as a national day of prayer-only the twelfth ever proclaimed in the U.S.* Britain promptly chimed in with its ally, proclaimed Jan. 1 as its sixth National Day of Prayer in World...