Join us for the Global Week of Prayer

 Sunday September 6th to Sunday September 13th

Registering for this 24/7 prayer marathon is easy!

Sign up online: signup.24-7prayer.com/signup/162453/

 OR ... Call or text us anytime! 210-570-0521

... Can’t make it in person, but want to participate?

Let us know if you’ll be joining us in spirit from afar instead, so we can send you a reminder and "pass the baton."

Here is a virtual tour of our cozy prayer room and eight prayer "stations" at Catholic Worker House:  mailchi.mp/sa-catholicworker/weekofprayer5

Also... JOIN US for these COMMUNAL PRAYER EVENTS throughout the week! ALL are welcome to the Communal Events – No Registration Necessary!

Opening Ceremony

Sunday, Sept 6, at 10:00 AM

10:00 Mass, at the outdoor chapel behind Catholic Worker House (CWH).

11:00 Blessing of the Prayer Room and Prayer Baton, on the Prayer Room porch & front yard. Tours of Prayer and Hospitality Rooms ongoing until Noon.

11:20 Brunch at Catholic Worker House

12:00 First private pray-ers start in Prayer Room and accept the Prayer Baton

Taizé Prayer

Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 8:00 PM

Meet at the outdoor chapel behind CWH.

This session is highlighted in GREEN on our signup calendar.

Centering Prayer

Monday - Friday

Meet in the 24 – 7 Prayer Room.

These sessions are highlighted in PURPLE on our signup calendar.

Mon: 11 AM with Dianne

Tues: 1:30 PM with Adele

Wed: 2:00 PM with Robin Ann

Thurs: 1:00 PM with Beverly

Fri: 1:00 PM with Bonnie and Elizabeth

25-Year Anniversary Remembrance 9/11/2001

Friday Sept. 11, at 10:00 AM

Meet at the outdoor chapel behind CWH. This hour is highlighted in ORANGE on our signup calendar.

Closing Interfaith Ceremony

Sunday, Sept. 13, at 11:00 AM

Meet at the outdoor chapel behind CWH.

This will be the last hour of our 24-7 non-stop continuous prayer marathon during the Global Week of Prayer. Lunch will be served at Catholic Worker House at 12:15.

EVERYONE IS INVITED to the opening and closing ceremonies and celebratory meals, whether or not you are able to pray with us during the week.

Parking: On weekday mornings, until 1:00pm, two parking spots on the east side of the CWH building are reserved for “pray-ers.” If for some reason, those parking spaces are full, you can park on the street right in front of CWH. The green gate is open between 8 AM and 6 PM. Otherwise, there should be plenty of spaces in the parking lot east of CWH in afternoons, evenings, and weekends all day, when CWH is closed. (Volunteers are parked there all morning on weekdays.)

BACKGROUND of Global Prayer Week: 

Continuous prayer is NOT new. Around 1400 BC, God commanded the high priests to keep the fire on the altar going day and night (Leviticus 6:13 … Oh!!!! … See the “coincidence” … Sept 6-13, 2026 ). The priests took turns praying and keeping the fire going, for centuries… until Jesus underwent the perfect sacrifice on the cross… and burnt offerings/continuous fires were no longer needed. Jesus’ disciples were in the Upper Room praying continuously when Pentecost burst forth and the Church was born! St Anthony (300 AD), took Matt 19:21 seriously, sold everything, gave to the poor, and became a desert hermit who established a monastery that took on praying 24-7-365 for 20 years. This set the groundwork for the monastic movement and 24-7 prayer in many parts of the world for many centuries. Then in 1727, the Moravian Pentecost ignited Christian exiles living in a small German village of Herrnhut, to engage in 24-7-365 continuous prayer that lasted for 100 years!!! Finally, in 1999, a plan to start a 24-7 prayer group in England for one month emerged, and due to its overwhelming enthusiasm and success… never shut down; it “accidently” morphed into a continuous 24-7-365 prayer group that has been going on now for 26 years… and still is going strong. Pete Grieg, the “unintentional” founder, has stated that it was the “wildest ride of our lives”. Within the first year, the group formalized into the international “24-7 Prayer” organization that has facilitated and mentored thousands of prayer rooms throughout the world… some in the most unexpected areas (streets of Izibu, the European bohemian party island). See Pete’s book, Red Moon Rising for the amazing history of this movement. 24-7 Prayer leaders recently organized the Global Week of Prayer 2025 and due to its unprecedented success… have launched the second Global Week of Prayer adventure this September. Given the international challenges and events of 2026… what could be better than people from all nations raising their minds, voices, and hearts in unified prayer for peace in our communities, our cities, and our nations.

As directed by our host, 24-7 Prayer, prayer will be Jesus Christ centered and focused on Philippians 2:9-11 and interdenominational. Everyone is welcome to participate.

The number of prayer rooms went up from 1,463 worldwide to 1,815 worldwide in three days time, from September 1 to September 4. Prayer room in the United States went from 450 to 529 in the same period!

WHAT IS A PRAYER ROOM?

A 24-7 Prayer Room is a beautiful, serene prayer space, engaging all of the senses in a creative way that enables a chain of unbroken day and night prayer, bringing friends, communities and churches together to seek the presence of God.

WHEN?  

Throughout the world, people of all nations and languages will engage in prayer from noon on September 6 to noon on September 13th, 2026.

The San Antonio Prayer Room will be structured as follows:

Sunday September 6th: 10 AM Mass/Ecumenical Service to initiate the week. 11 AM Brunch. 12 noon - first hour of private prayer begins in small private Prayer Room.

Ongoing one-hour increments of prayer will occur throughout the day and night, all week long… at least one person is needed for each hour. More are welcome, but at least one committed “pray-er” who will accept the prayer baton is critical for every hour… including the most challenging late night and early morning hours.

Sunday, September 13th: 11 AM Ecumenical Prayer Service to engage the entire community in prayer for the last hour and to celebrate the week with lunch afterwards.

WHERE?

Our Prayer Room will be sponsored by the San Antonio Catholic Worker House community located on the campus of Towne Twin Village at 4711 Dietrich Road. Our Prayer Room will be in the “East” hospice apartment, located in Building 9 (the large blue clinic building, next to the green CWH building). The Prayer Room will be decorated and feature various prayer stations to promote a creative prayerful environment. Since prayer is a lifting up of our hearts, minds, and souls to God in a variety of ways, we will provide prayer books and images, music, blank group journals and pens, individual journals, art space and supplies, to foster an inspiring place where visitors can pray contemplatively, vocally, sing, draw, paint, write poetry, etc. Additionally, refreshments and a space for socializing and debriefing will be available in the Hospitality Room in the next door “West” hospice apartment.

HOW?

One-hour prayer slots are available on the hour, every hour for 7 days from Sunday September 6th at 12 noon … non-stop … until Sunday September 13th at 12 noon.

Sign Up Here:  signup.24-7prayer.com/signup/162453/

If you aren't comfortable navigating the online signup process, call or text us anytime at 210-570-0521. We are glad to help by signing up on your behalf. Just let us know the day(s) and time(s) you wish to join us, along with your name and email address so that we can contact you with a reminder.

COME JOIN US FOR THIS INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURE IN PRAYER !!!

HOPE … AND EXPECT… FOR THE UNEXPECTED …

TO TRANSFORM OURSELVES, OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE WORLD !!!