Nine Days to Pray Before Election Day

In the October 29 edition of the National Catholic Register, the editors note that "Catholics have been praying for the upcoming elections for months... It isn’t too late to join them...":

... Nov. 7 is Election Day in the United States. A national novena of prayers for the election has been underway since the Fourth of July. The “Novena for Our National Elections” consisted of two periods of nine weeks apiece.

But now, Election Day is a little over a week away. Those who want to participate can still pray during the nine final days of campaigning — starting on Monday, Oct. 30, and concluding on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

The intentions for this prayer campaign are as follows:

1. That believers will be active citizens, will register to vote where they still have time, and will cast their votes in the 2006 elections.

2. That voters will base their choices on principle rather than historical loyalties or self-interest, keeping in mind that the first duty of government is the protection of human life.

3. That, as a result of this year’s elections, our nation may come closer to embracing a culture of life, in which the unborn and all the vulnerable are protected.

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