A nationwide day of prayer planned for Election Day by the organizers of Unite the Nation seeks to bring peace to the country on a day that will either disappoint Republicans or Democrats depending on whom is elected president.

“We're asking parishioners to inquire about having adoration on Election Day for whatever time the pastor is willing to allow,” said Helen Flanagan, event organizer of Adoration for Our Nation. “We're getting incredible feedback from people saying that praying in church is where people need to be on Election Day.”

Adoration for Our Nation is an extension of Unite Our Nation and Rosary Coast to Coast, which has facilitated more than 130 Eucharistic processions and rosary rallies in October and for November with a goal of bringing peace leading up to Election Day.

“Between the pandemic, all the unrest we see and the churches being closed for months, people need God," Flanagan told the American Catholic Tribune. “There's so much anxiety and this is going to help that anxiety. It's a way to bring people together.”

There are 116 parishes to date in different states that have registered to host a Eucharistic Adoration on Nov. 3, according to Flanagan.

“Interested people can sign up to pray for an hour or just drop in for 15 minutes,” Flanagan said in an interview.

St. Pius X in Chula Vista, California; St. Rose of Lima Church in Hanover, New Jersey; St. Stephen the Martyr in Renton, Washington; Infant Jesus Catholic Church in Lumberton, Texas; and Chapel of Daughters of Divine Charity - St. Elizabeth Briarbank in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, are among the parishes that have registered. A full list of participants is available on the Adoration for Our Nation webpage.

"You don't ever want to have Jesus alone," Flanagan added. "You have to make sure you've got the typical two people signed up for every hour so that we never have to worry that the church is open but nobody's there because that would be an upsetting thing."