Book Of Prayers

Book Of Prayers

"I was a revolutionary when I was young and all my prayer to God was ¡®Lord, give me the energy to change

the world.

world.¡¯¡¯

"As I approached middle age and realized that half my life was gone without my changing a single soul, I

changed my prayer to ¡®Lord, give me the grace to change all those who come in contact with me. Just my

family and friends, and I shall be satisfied.

satisfied.¡¯¡¯

"Now that I am an old man and my days are numbered, my one prayer is, ¡®Lord, give me the grace to change

myself.

myself.¡¯¡¯ If I had prayed for this right from the start I should not have wasted my life."

(Bayazid)15

CONTRIBUTORS

FOREWORD

PREFACE

Guidelines for Lay Prayer at Base Events

1. SPECIAL RELIGIOUS DAY/SEASONS

Advent

All Saints Day

Christmas Eve

Christmas

Christmas/Hanukkah

Hanukkah

Epiphany

Sundays after Christmas

First Sunday After Christmas

Season After Epiphany

Lent

Ash Wednesday

Holy Week

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Palm Sunday

Maundy Thursday

Good Friday

The Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday

Passover

Pentecost

Season After Pentecost

Ramadan

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah and Tishrei

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur

Shavuot

Trinity Season

2. PATRIOTIC/NON RELIGIOUS SPECIAL DAYS

Armed Forces Day

Earth Day

Father

Father¡¯¡¯s Day

Flag Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Lincoln

Lincoln¡¯¡¯s Birthday

Martin Luther King, Jr Day

Memorial Day

Mother

Mother¡¯¡¯s Day

New Year's Day

Prayer For The Nation

Prayer For National Leaders

Scout Sunday

Secretaries Day

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Interfaith Service

Thanksgiving Proclamation of President George Washington

United Nations Day

Valentine

Valentine¡¯¡¯s Day

Veteran's Day

Washington

Washington¡¯¡¯s Birthday

3. ATHLETIC EVENTS

Air Force Academy Sports Dinner

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Athletic Awards Banquet

Athletic Event

Cheerleading Competition

Little League Opening Ceremonies

Softball Tournament Banquet

Special Olympics

Super Bowl Sunday

Tournament

Track Meet Invocation

Youth Sports Season Opening

4. MEMORIAL/FUNERAL SERVICES

Christian Memorial Service

Death After A Long Illness

Death Which is Sudden

Death of a Chaplain

Death of a Commander

Death of a Parent

Death of a President

Death of a Spouse

Death of a Young Child

Death of an Elderly Person

Death of a Stillborn

DUI Death Anniversary

Memorials/Funerals

Pearl Harbor Day

Prayer at Death of Catholic Airman

Prayer at Death of Eastern Orthodox Airman

Prayer at Death of Jewish Airman

Prayer at Death of Muslim Airman

Prayer at Death of Protestant Airman

Prayers at the Graveside

Suicide

Terrorist Attack

Unit Tragedy

Vigil For The Deceased

Wake

5. FACILITY DEDICATION/GROUNDBREAKING

DEDICATIONS

Building

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BX/Commissary

Chapel

Child Care Center

Credit Union

Enlisted Members Club

Family Support Center

Gymnasium

Home

Housing Area

Learning Center

Library

Memorial

Memorial Park

Military Dining Facility

Organ

Plaque

PME Center

Recreation Center

School of Aerospace Medicine

GROUND BREAKING

Community Chapel And Child Care Center

Medical Center Organizational Ceremony

Medical Facility

New Dormitory

Rededication of the AF Chaplain Service Institute

6. AWARDS/CLASS GRADUATIONS

Air Assault School Graduation

Awards Banquet

Baccalaureate

Community College Of The Air Force Graduation

Eagle Scout Court Of Honor

Graduations

National Defense University Capstone Class

NCO Academy

Officer Trainee Commissioning Ceremony

Outstanding Student Leadership Awards Luncheon

Pilot Training Graduation:

PME Graduation

Ranger Graduation

Recognition

ROTC Graduation

Senior NCO Academy Graduation

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UPT Graduation

7. CLASSIC/HISTORICAL

Thomas Aquinas

Karl Barth

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

John Calvin

Glenn Clark

Chaplain William B. Downey At The Preflight Briefing Of The Enola Gay

St Ephraim

St Francis Of Assisi

Thomas Jefferson's Prayer For The Nation

Martin Luther King, Jr

Abraham Lincoln's Prayer For The Nation

Ignatius Loyola

Martin Luther

Martin Luther's Sacristy Prayer

Gen Douglas MacArthur - An Old Soldier's Prayer

Dwight L. Moody

John Henry Newman

Reinhold Niebuhr

Henri Nouwen

Chaplain James H. O'Neill's Prayer At The Battle Of The Bulge

Paul's Prayer For The Ephesians (Eph 3:1421)

Mother Teresa

George Washington's Prayer For The Nation

John Wesley

Anonymous Confederate Soldier

Coventry Cathedral Prayer

Cry For Help (Psalm 42:1-6)

"High Flight" By John Gilespie Magee, Jr

Irish Blessing

Praise For Creation (Psalm 8)

Prayer For A Godly Nation (Psalm 33:10-22)

Prayer Found in The St Thomas of Canterbury Chapel of Dover Castle

Prayer Of Blessing (Numbers 6:24-26)

Prayer Of Confession (Psalm 51:1-13)

Seventeenth Century Nun

The American Soldier (SSgt Roy W. Villers, USAFR)

The Lord's Prayer (Matt. 6:9-13)

General Dwight D. Eisenhower

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