Please participate in the U.S. Bishops “Fortnight for Freedom” by praying the religious freedom prayer and by watching Cardinal Sean’s Town Hall Meeting on CatholicTV (Verizon 296, Comcast 268, Charter 101, RCN 85), as well as 1060AM WQOM, Relevant Radio Network, and CatholicTV.org. The Town Hall Meeting will be broadcast on Saturday June 30 at 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday July 4 at noon. The “Fortnight for Freedom” runs from June 21 to July 4. Let us treasure and defend religious freedom this Independence Day! (See BostonCatholic.org/Freedom for more information.)
This is not a Catholic issue. This is not a Jewish issue. This is not an Orthodox, Mormon, or Muslim issue. It is an American issue.
Cardinal Sean is asking Catholics to recite a prayer for religious liberty during this fortnight.
Prayer for the Protection of Religious Liberty
O God our Creator, Through the power and working of your Holy Spirit, you call us to live out our faith in the midst of the world, bringing the light and the saving truth of the Gospel to every corner of society. We ask you to bless us in our vigilance for the gift of religious liberty. Give us the strength of mind and heart to readily defend our freedoms when they are threatened; give us courage in making our voices heard on behalf of the rights of your Church and the freedom of conscience of all people of faith. Grant, we pray, O heavenly Father, a clear and united voice to all your sons and daughters gathered in your Church in this decisive hour in the history of our nation, so that, with every trial withstood and every danger overcome – for the sake of our children, our grandchildren, and all who come after us – this great land will always be “one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
