[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 87 (Monday, May 6, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 19697-19698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09328]


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                Proclamation 9874 of April 30, 2019

                
National Day of Prayer, 2019

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Americans have always found power and unity through 
                prayer. In 1988, the Congress, by Public Law 100-307, 
                called on the President to issue each year a 
                proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a 
                ``National Day of Prayer.'' Today, on this National Day 
                of Prayer, we once again come together to give thanks 
                to Almighty God for the bountiful blessings He has 
                bestowed on our great Nation and to ask for His 
                unfailing counsel. We also acknowledge our dependence 
                on God's love to guide our families, communities, and 
                our country away from harm and toward abundance and 
                peace.

                Our Nation acknowledges that religious liberty is a 
                natural right, given to us by our Creator, not a 
                courtesy that government extends to us. The First 
                Amendment recognizes the freedom of religion and 
                safeguards this right against government infringement. 
                The United States' steadfast commitment to upholding 
                religious freedom has ensured that people of different 
                faiths can pray together and live in peace as fellow 
                American citizens. We have no tolerance for those who 
                disrupt this peace, and we condemn all hate and 
                violence, particularly in our places of worship.

                Throughout our Nation's history, Americans have 
                consistently turned to God for guidance at pivotal 
                moments. In 1775, the Continental Congress first 
                declared a day of prayer, asking American patriots 
                throughout the colonies to pray in earnest for divine 
                help in forming our Republic. Seventy-five years ago 
                this June, President Franklin D. Roosevelt led the 
                Nation in prayer as courageous Americans stormed the 
                beaches of Normandy on D-Day. He prayed: ``Almighty 
                God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set 
                upon a mighty endeavor . . . Lead them straight and 
                true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their 
                hearts, steadfastness in their faith.'' Today, we also 
                pray for strength for our Nation and our Armed Forces 
                as we face new challenges at home and abroad.

                Our Nation's honored tradition of prayer has sustained 
                us and strengthened our trust that God will continue to 
                watch over and accompany us through the best of times 
                and the darkest hours. May we as Americans never forget 
                the power of prayer and the greatness of our Creator. 
                On this National Day of Prayer, let each of us, 
                according to our own faiths, call upon God for His 
                guidance and express our gratitude for the love and 
                grace He bestows on us and our country.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 2, 
                2019, as a National Day of Prayer. I invite the 
                citizens of our Nation to pray, in accordance with 
                their own faiths and consciences, in thanksgiving for 
                the freedoms and blessings we have received, and for 
                God's guidance and continued protection as we meet the 
                challenges before us.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                third.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2019-09328
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