Prayer Rally on Mall Omits Humiliation from 1776 Continental Congress Call
Organizers of a Jubilee of Prayer event held a national prayer gathering on the Mall on May 18, 2026. The program referenced a 1776 Continental Congress resolution for a day of fasting and prayer but omitted the word humiliation that appeared in the original text.
nbcnews.comOrganizers held a Jubilee of Prayer gathering on the Mall on May 18, 2026. The modern program left out the word humiliation. The Founders’ understanding of national prayer centered on self-scrutiny and repentance.
Neither self-scrutiny nor repentance appears to be a central theme in today’s Republican Party, according to commentary published by Washington Monthly. The same analysis observed that the original congressional language emphasized humility in a way that current organizers did not repeat.
““Actually, what the Continental Congress called for in 1776 was a ‘day of HUMILIATION, Fasting and Prayer.’ Humiliation. The modern folks left out that word.””
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