The Prayer Guide is sent to many users all over the world and can look quite lengthy at times. We have numbered the pages and provided a table of contents to allow the reader to access the areas that are of interest. We have inserted hyperlinks so you can go directly to the sections you are
March derived its name from ancient Rome. The first month of the ancient Roman calendar which was dedicated to “Martius” after Mars, the Roman god of war fell within this month. This is the period when winter is ending and the first flush of spring manifests in the northern hemisphere.
February was named after the Latin word “Februum” meaning purification. It was so named after the purification ritual “Februa” dedicated to deity Juno, held on February 15th in the old Roman calendar. From 25th February to 25th March marks the fifth (6th) month following the Biblical civil
Ancient Romans referred to January as “Ianuarius” (meaning month of Janus), a word not so far removed from the modern day January and taken from the Etruscan word “Jauna” meaning “door”. The Romans dedicated it as their first month to their god of gateways and doorways whose name was JANUS,