Praying for Our Leaders in Government
Executive Branch: Pray for the President and his Administration
The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General released a report that indicates the federal prison system has allowed patterns of abuse against inmates. The report detailed that the Federal Bureau of Prisons systemically failed to properly administer the use of restraints on prisoners. While the use of four-point restraints is supposed to be rare and limited to instances in which inmates pose a significant danger to themselves or others, prison personnel were found to have placed hundreds of individuals in restraints for days or even weeks without access to psychological care.
Pray for DOJ officials as they seek to ensure humane physical and psychological care is provided to federal prison inmates.
Legislative Branch: Pray for Senators and Representatives in Congress
Representative Addison McDowell of North Carolina introduced the “Ban on Inkless Directives and Executive Notarizations Act of 2025 (BIDEN) Act“ to restrict the use of the autopen in the signing of major executive acts. The bill comes in the wake of former President Joe Biden’s admission that he did not specifically authorize numerous pardons that were signed before he left the presidential office.
Pray for members of Congress as they seek to safeguard the integrity of Executive Branch authority.
PRAY FOR CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
The Senate Appropriations Committee, chaired by Senator Susan Collins of Maine, approved a budget for fiscal year 2026 that reduced the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) fisheries budget by just 6 percent below 2024 levels. President Trump’s administration had requested a 33 percent cut in that portion of the Department of Commerce budget.
Pray for members of the House and Senate committees as they deliberate over federal spending and appropriations for the coming year.
Judicial Branch: Pray for Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges
Western Washington U.S. District Court Chief Judge David Estudillo granted a preliminary injunction against a Washington state law that would require Catholic priests to break the seal of the confessional to report child abuse or neglect. Three bishops brought a suit against the law, which the judge ruled infringes on the free exercise of religion under the First Amendment. If priests violate the confidentiality of the confessional, they are excommunicated from the Church.
Pray for district and appellate judges to be discerning as they hear and decide cases that challenge the constitutionality of state laws.
