The 34th International Week of Prayer and Fasting: November 14 – 22, 2026
The International Week of Prayer & Fasting is a global movement focused on converting the world, saving families, and restoring the culture by answering Heaven’s call for prayer, fasting and conversion.
Why We Pray & Fast
- For the conversion of all people and nations
- To build a culture of life
- To defend the sanctity of marriage and family life
- For peace and to implore God’s mercy
- For all priests, vocations, and holiness of the members of the Church
The Biblical Foundation for Prayer & Fasting
Fasting and prayer have been practiced together since biblical times. Jesus Himself fasted for 40 days in the desert before beginning His public ministry. The Old Testament shows many examples of fasting combined with prayer – Moses, Elijah, and Daniel all fasted and prayed for God’s guidance and intervention. Jesus taught His disciples about fasting, saying ‘When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites’ (Matthew 6:16), indicating that fasting should be a regular part of the spiritual life. The early Church continued this practice, and it remains an important spiritual discipline today.
Our Lady’s Words
- Fasting stops wars.
- Fasting can suspend the laws of nature.
- Fasting, to be powerful, must be done with the heart.
- By giving our fasting to Our Lady, it “forces” satan not to be able to seduce us to evil and drive him away.
- Fasting purifies our hearts from the sins of our past. (Through confession, sins of the past are forgiven but healing from life-long vice or memories which satan uses against us to lead us back into sin, requires purification).
- Fasting sanctifies you to receive the Holy Spirit.
- Satan is enraged against those who fast and convert.
- To obtain a grace from God it is best you let no one know you are fasting.
Source: iwopf.com