Multi-faith and Liturgical Holiday Calendar
This multifaith and liturgical holiday calendar is a tool for reimagining how we mark sacred and civic time. Use it to inspire prayers, rituals, and gatherings that reflect the values of justice, community, and collective liberation across diverse traditions and struggles.
MLK Day
Calendar Time: January
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Birth of a Movement
Litany
Let Your Light Shine
Jessica Williams and Vanessa Cardinale
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We Pray Freedom page 124 -125
Poem
Ending Poverty
Savina Martin
Ramadan
Calendar Time: Winter
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Struggle and Lament
Prayer
A Fast from Evil and Oppression During Ramadan
Jamel Coy Hudson
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We Pray Freedom page 162 - 164
Lent
Calendar Time: Spring
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Struggle and Lament
Ritual Resource
Stations of the Cross 2016
Chaplains on the Harbor
Song
I Am Not Afraid
The Peace Poets
Fact Sheet, Photos, Song
A Palm Sunday Liturgy
Story
Foot Washing: The Story
Moses Hernandez McGavin
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We Pray Freedom page 43-45
Valentine’s Day
Calendar Time: February 14
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Struggle and Lament
Song
We Belong Together
Anu Yadav
Visual Artist: Anni Brink
Passover
Calendar Time: Spring
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Struggle and Lament
Ritual Resource
Passover Haggadah
Freedom Shul of the Poor
Song
We Get There Together
Joshua Blaine
Earth Day
Calendar Time: April 22
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Struggle and Lament
Song
Not In Our Name
Rev. Chelsea MacMillan and Brendan MacMillan
Ritual Resource
A Ritual for Ecological Harmony and Justice
Karenna Gore
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We Pray Freedom page 183 - 186
Pentacost
Calendar Time: Spring
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Days of Liberation
Prayer
A Prayer of Good News of the Spirit
Tim Shenk
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We Pray Freedom page 168
Memorial Day
Calendar Time: May
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Days of Liberation
Ritual Resource
A Bell Ceremony: The Ritual
Open Table Nashville / United Workers Baltimore
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We Pray Freedom page 83
Pride
Calendar Time: June
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Days of Liberation
Prayer
A Prayer for Beautifully Varied People
Ari Douglass
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We Pray Freedom page 165 - 167
4th of July
Calendar Time: July 4
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Jubilee
Prayer
A Poem for Freedom Now
Andrew Wilkes
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We Pray Freedom page 221 - 222
Black August
Calendar Time: August
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Jubilee
Song
Ancestors Watching
Jonathan Lykes and Black Youth Project 100 Choir
Prayer
Prayers for the People
Wesley Morris
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We Pray Freedom page 200 - 202
Labor Day
Calendar Time: September
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Jubilee
Poem
Her Name is Poverty
JoJo Dickson
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We Pray Freedom page 97-98
Día de los Muertos
Calendar Time: November 1-2
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Jubilee
Ritual Resource
How to Build an Altar
Freedom Church of the Poor, Iglesia del Pueblo and Union de Vecinos
Prayer
Prayers of the People
Ana G. Lara Lopez, Arelis Figueroa, and Charito Calvachi-Mateyko
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We Pray Freedom page 28-33
Diwali
Calendar Time: Fall
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Jubilee
Blog Post
A Prayer for Diwali
Shailly Gupta Barnes
Black Friday
Calendar Time: November
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Advent of a Revolution
Prayer
A Black Friday Prayer for Workers Justice
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We Pray Freedom page 218 - 219
Advent
Calendar Time: November - December
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Advent of a Revolution
Ritual Resource
An Advent Ritual
Becca Forsyth
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Calendar Time: November 29
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Advent of a Revolution
Prayer
Ceasefire Prayer
Jessica Anderson
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We Pray Freedom page 104
Song
Courage
South African Anti-Apartheid Movement
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Calendar Time: December 3
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Advent of a Revolution
Prayer
The Disabled: A Prayer for the Ordinary
Chris Wylie
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We Pray Freedom page 155
Las Posadas
Calendar Time: December 16 - December 24
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Advent of a Revolution
Song
Os Pido Posada
Caleb Venezuaela
Song
Abrid Vuestras Puertas
Caleb Venezuaela
Press Coverage, Song
End Child Poverty in New York: Las Posadas Petition Delivery Playlist
Iternational Migrants Day
Calendar Time: December 18
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Advent of a Revolution
Poem
Love’s Calling
Beth Johnson
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We Pray Freedom page 113
Longest Night of the Year
Calendar Time: December 21
Freedom Church of the Poor Season: Advent of a Revolution
Prayer
Longest Night of the Year Prayer
Tim Seitz Brown
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We Pray Freedom page 37
Prayer
Prayer to a Homeless and Shivering God
Lindsey Krinks
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We Pray Freedom page 168 - 171