· Updated January 16, 2025 12:12 AM · 2 min read read
BOSTON – Churches around Boston will commemorate the National Day of Prayer May 5, which takes place annually on the first Thursday in May.
Former president Ronald Reagan signed the law establishing the first Thursday in May as the National Day of Prayer in 1988. A decade later, President Bill Clinton signed a law requiring each president to issue a proclamation for the day annually.
BOSTON – Churches around Boston will commemorate the National Day of Prayer May 5, which takes place annually on the first Thursday in May.
Former president Ronald Reagan signed the law establishing the first Thursday in May as the National Day of Prayer in 1988. A decade later, President Bill Clinton signed a law requiring each president to issue a proclamation for the day annually.…