The Fortnight for Freedom will once again take place from June 21 to July 4, as originally proposed by the USCCB Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty in their core document, Our First, Our Most Cherished Liberty.

The Fortnight for Freedom is a two-week “special period of prayer, study, catechesis, and public action [that] would emphasize both our Christian and American heritage of liberty.”

During the Fortnight, our liturgical calendar celebrates a series of great martyrs who remained faithful in the face of persecution by political power — St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More, St. John the Baptist, SS. Peter and Paul, and the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome.

Check out the links to the left and below for more information.

• Pray the Rosary each day during the two-week period.

• Pray the Prayer for the Protection of Religious Liberty every day.

• Make a Novena for Religious Freedom, from June 26 to July 4, inclusive.

• Fast or make an appropriate act of reparation in this period, such as meatless Fridays or a fast day on Wednesdays.

• Read the statement Our First, Most Cherished Liberty.

• Use the Fortnight for Freedom reflections on Dignitatis Humanae for personal reflection.  These reflections and readings from the Vatican II document Declaration on Religious Liberty are available in English and Spanish and are intended for daily use during the Fortnight for Freedom.

• Join the U.S. bishops' texting campaign through our parish website and bulletin. Text the word "Freedom" or "Libertad" to 377377. Sign up online.

• Join the "Call to Prayer for Life, Marriage and Religious Liberty."

• Take action in support of religious freedom using the NCHLA Action Alerts.

• Stay informed. See the links on the left side of this page for more information.