November 5 Prayer

November 5th is a significant date in the Christian calendar, as it is the day of the November 5 Prayer. This prayer is also known as the Bonfire Prayer or the Gunpowder Prayer, and is said to have originated in England in the 17th century. The prayer is usually recited during bonfire night celebrations and remembers the failed attempt by Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. The November 5 Prayer is a powerful reminder of the importance of religious freedom, and of the bravery of those who have fought to defend it.

Please read the prayers below which will provide guidance for November 5 Prayer. May God Bless You!

November 5 Prayer 1

Lord,
Although we love you, we know that our hearts are divided. Inspire us with single-hearted longing for you that you may be the sole object of our desire. In this way, may we come to be trustworthy in the little things, for it is there that we will find you. We ask this prayer through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

November 5 Prayer 2

Lord God Almighty,
Grant that our lives may be in your hands. Give us your strength to find the way, even through suffering and distress. For we are yours, O Lord our God, and you have chosen your people to be strong and to be freed from all evils. Help us, we beseech you. May we know that you are with us and may your Word bring us blessing, to the glory of your name forever.
Amen.

November 5 Prayer 3

Lord God Almighty,
Whose eyes keep watch over the whole world, we come before you with the evil from our surroundings still clinging to us. Grant that our lives may be in your hands. Give us your strength to find the way, even through suffering and distress. For we are yours, O Lord our God, and you have chosen your people to be strong and to be freed from all evils. Help us, we beseech you. May we know that you are with us and may your Word bring us blessing, to the glory of your name forever.
Amen.

November 5 Prayer 4

Our Father,
Who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever.
Amen.

November 5 Prayer 5

Our Father,
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever.
Amen.

November 5 Prayer 6

Blessed are you,
Lord God of my salvation, to you be praise and glory forever. As once you ransomed your people from Egypt and led them to freedom in the promised land, so now you have delivered me from the dominion of darkness and brought me into the kingdom of your risen Son. May I, the fruit of your new creation, rejoice in the day you gave me today and praise you for your mighty acts. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Amen.

November 5 Prayer 7

Holy God,
I pray to be filled with your Holy Spirit for the rest of this day. Let me go forth, walking with your Spirit in my heart, that I may be filled with the joy and energy and praise for your entire creation, thankful in the many gifts you have given me, and showing forth your light in my every word and deed. This I pray in Christ’s name.
Amen.