Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

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Christian observance annual event ecumenical event

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an annual international observance during which Christians of different traditions join in focused prayer and activities to promote unity among the churches.

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Church Unity Octave 2
Octave of Christian Unity 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian observance ⓘ
annual event ⓘ
ecumenical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ⓘ
surface form: Octave of Christian Unity
encourages joint witness to the Gospel ⓘ
mutual understanding among Christian traditions ⓘ
reconciliation among Christians ⓘ
hasDuration 8 days ⓘ
hasFrequency annual ⓘ
hasGeographicScope international ⓘ
worldwide ⓘ
hasHistoricalOriginDate 1908 ⓘ
hasLiturgicalResourcesPreparedBy Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity ⓘ
surface form: Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

World Council of Churches ⓘ
hasMainActivity Bible readings ⓘ
common prayer services ⓘ
ecumenical meetings ⓘ
ecumenical worship ⓘ
sermons on Christian unity ⓘ
social and charitable activities ⓘ
theological reflection on unity ⓘ
hasPurpose ecumenical prayer ⓘ
fostering dialogue among Christian churches ⓘ
promotion of Christian unity ⓘ
hasTheme varies each year ⓘ
hasTypicalEndDate 25 January ⓘ
hasTypicalStartDate 18 January ⓘ
isCoordinatedBy Faith and Order Commission ⓘ
surface form: Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches

Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity ⓘ
surface form: Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

World Council of Churches ⓘ
isLinkedTo Chair of Saint Peter ⓘ
Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul ⓘ
isObservedBy Anglican Communion ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Christians

Ecumenical communities ⓘ
Evangelical churches ⓘ
Orthodox churches ⓘ
Protestant churches ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
isPartOf ecumenical movement ⓘ
isRecognizedBy Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

World Council of Churches ⓘ
many national councils of churches ⓘ
originatedAs Week of Prayer for Christian Unity self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Church Unity Octave
takesPlaceIn January ⓘ
Northern Hemisphere winter ⓘ
wasFoundedBy Franciscan Friars of the Atonement ⓘ
Paul Wattson ⓘ
wasPrecededBy Week of Prayer for Christian Unity self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Church Unity Octave

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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity → alsoKnownAs → Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ⓘ
this entity surface form: Octave of Christian Unity
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity → originatedAs → Week of Prayer for Christian Unity self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church Unity Octave
Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity → oversees → Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ⓘ
That they may all be one → usedInContext → Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ⓘ
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity → wasPrecededBy → Week of Prayer for Christian Unity self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church Unity Octave