The gathering will end as always with prayers for "sarbat da bhala" -- the progress of all humankind.
The latest declaration comes amid a continuing effort by John Paul II to begin the millennium with prayers of contrition for wrongs committed by Roman Catholics throughout the ages.
The wheat is washed with prayers the preceding day, and then carried to a large stone mortar, to the accompaniment of music from the davul drum and zurna double-reed pipe.
The justices said they will review an appeals court ruling that held that the upstate New York town of Greece, a Rochester suburb, violated the Constitution by opening nearly every meeting over an 11-year span with prayers that stressed Christianity.
Many people across the region will mark the anniversary with prayers, a moment of silence, sprinkling water on mass graves in Indonesia and offering food to monks in Thailand, among other memorials as people in the region try to move forward.
My top thanks go to the many wonderful people ALL OVER THE WORLD who, via the Internet, have joined us with prayers and good wishes for the successful high-risk birth of our grandson, who is now here (as of November 7th), handsome and healthy.
Many Javanese rituals predate Islam in form, although they have been filled out with Muslim prayers.
With your prayers and the help of my family I will give it my best shot.
It is not only our natural instinct to rally to them, to lift them up with our prayers and come to their aid.
It was invented by a bunch of Puritans who celebrated freedom by throwing a party, and so bequeathed us with a holiday both secular and sacred, with parades and prayers that dare us to reckon with all that has changed, and all that has not.
"While I was not present nor directly involved with this tragic accident, my thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim, " Bieber said in a statement.
For now, Rafiq reminisces about a man that he played soccer with and shared meals with after Friday prayers.
"We certainly have our wishes and prayers with him but we have a television show to produce, " said Gail Berman, Fox's programming chief.
At a mosque in the center of the Syrian capital, crowds of Iranian pilgrims gather to visit a historic Shiite shrine, the women in long, black cloaks and the men chanting Shiite prayers with deep, public emotion.
Former consecrated women have said they lived regimented, isolated lives where nearly every minute of their day was occupied with chores and prayers, where they were forbidden from forming close friendships and were told how to eat, speak and interact.
But to the families that have lost ones, our condolences and our prayers are with them.
And my thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and those who have lost loved ones.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this terrible atrocity, " he said.
He touched so many lives and our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
My prayers are with you and your families as you come through this horrible ordeal.
And obviously, our thoughts and prayers are with the families who are suffering at this moment.
Our thoughts and prayers are with her, Phil, the children and the entire Mickelson family.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all New Yorkers in this time of crisis.
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In his remarks, Obama said his prayers were with the stricken senator and his family.
"First and foremost our thoughts and prayers are with our race fans, " Chitwood said.
And their thoughts and prayers and our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
And of course our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has been affected.
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First and foremost, our thoughts and our prayers are with the people of Japan.
"His thoughts and prayers are with those who have been impacted, " spokesman Josh Havens said.
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