The Verkhovna Rada approved Resolution No. 12412 on the establishment of the National Day of Prayer in Ukraine, which will be celebrated annually on February 24, the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
This was reported by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak of the Voice party.
In the explanatory note to the resolution, the need to establish a National Day of Prayer was justified by the fact that “there are many examples when a national prayer changed the course of history.” These are the examples:
- In May 1940, four days after taking office as prime minister, Winston Churchill declared a National Day of Prayer. Concerned about the German offensive, the British went to church en masse, and five days later, it became known that the troops had been successfully evacuated from Dunkirk.
- On June 6, 1944, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt called on the radio to pray with him for the American soldiers who were landing in Normandy.
- Congress officially established the National Day of Prayer in the United States, signed by President Harry Truman. This day is designed to unite people in prayer, humility, and asking God for wisdom and blessings.
The Verkhovna Rada will hold a session on the National Day of Prayer, beginning with Ukraine’s spiritual anthem, “God is Great, One.”
