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2023 United in Prayer Day
March 3, 2023 - March 4, 2023
March 3-4, 2023
United in Prayer Day
A free, globally-hosted 23-hour day of prayer accessible via Zoom
In the global unity of silence as God’s first language,
we hold vigil for suffering humanity and all creation,
and we honor Fr. Thomas Keating’s birthday (March 7)
and the growing presence of Christ among us.
Join in silence and community at any time, as many times as you are able. Each hour will include at least 20 minutes of Centering Prayer, followed by an offering from the hosting group, which may include a video segment, the practice of Lectio Divina, selected readings, community sharing, chanting, etc.
As we participate in the 23 hours of United in Prayer, let us remember and hold in our hearts all the members of the worldwide Centering Prayer community who do not have access to Zoom / internet technology including those who live in remote areas and those who are incarcerated.
No registration necessary.
[this event has passed. Please join next year on March 8-9, 2024]
| UTC/GMT | UTC-5/Eastern Time | Hosting Group/Languages Spoken | Content planned |
| 2 AM Saturday March 4 | 9 PM Friday March 3 | CO of Philippines | CP and TBD |
| 3:00 AM | 10 PM Friday March 3 | Contemplative outreach Hawai’i | CP and Welcoming Prayer practice; 12-step friendly |
| 4:00 AM | 11 PM Friday March 3 | Centering Prayer Sydney/English | CP, short video, lectio divina |
| 5:00 AM | midnight | CO of Korea / Korean | CP and TBD |
| 6:00 AM | 1:00 AM | CO Italy (Italian) | CP, Lectio Divina and sharing |
| 7:00 AM | 2:00 AM | CO Germany/Austria (German/English) | CP + Lectio Hildegard von Bingen Chant, sharing |
| 8:00 AM | 3:00 AM | Contemplative Outreach South Africa | CP and Julian of Norwich |
| 9:00 AM | 4:00 AM | Contemplative Outreach Czechia -Slovakia | CP+A life surrendered to love.(Život odevzdaný lásce.) |
| 10:00 AM | 5:00 AM | Contemplative Outreach London UK | CP and The Points of Agreement from the Snowmass Conferences |
| 11:00 AM | 6:00 AM | Contemplative Outreach Dublin | Centering + reflective presentation |
| 12:00 PM | 7:00 AM | Centering Prayer The Bahamas /English | CP and Lectio Divina on Gospel reading for today Matthew 5:43-48 |
| 1:00:00 PM | 8:00 AM | Centering Prayer Germany / Austria (in German with written English translation) | Centering Prayer, body prayer and scripture meditation on Neil Douglas-Klotz’s translation of the Lord’s Prayer from Aramaic |
| 2:00 PM | 9:00 AM | Minnesota Contemplative Outreach | CP, and Visio Divina with Meredith Schifsky’s artwork |
| 3:00 PM | 10:00 AM | Extensión Contemplativa Internacional – English, Spanish and Portuguese | TBD |
| 4:00 PM | 11:00 AM | Centering Prayer Lampeter, Wales | TBD |
| 5:00 PM | 12:00 PM | Armenian Centering Prayer/Armenian and English/Montreal | TBD |
| 6:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Contemplative Outreach Ireland | TBD |
| 7:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Outside the Walls Centering Prayer Group | Those who’ve experienced incarceration will share what the practice has meant to them (after CP w/reading) |
| 8:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Prière de consentement Québec (Canada) et Europe francophone -français et anglais | CP and Lectio Divina |
| 9:00 PM | 4:00 PM | CO of Greater Vancouver | TBD |
| 10:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington-English | CP and sacred circle dance (video and practice) |
| 11:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Idaho Chapter of CO – English | Lectio Divina on reading for the day from The Daily Reader for contemplative Living |
| midnight | 7:00 PM | CO Greater Vancouver | CP and video of Thomas Keating homily “Unity in Contemplation” |
