[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 183 (Tuesday, December 8, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H13553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Rev. Richard Hynes, Office of Evangelism, Archdiocese of Chicago, 
Chicago, Illinois, offered the following prayer:
  Lord God, on this date, Catholics honor Jesus' mother, her own 
conception, especially today at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 
in Washington, which is dedicated in her honor as our patroness of the 
United States of America.
  God of peace and justice, 68 years ago today, from this Chamber, 
President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress for the permission to 
respond to terror inflicted on our country in Pearl Harbor the previous 
day.
  Sadly, Lord God, terror continues today. Individuals, groups of 
individuals, and even some nation-states imagine terror, prepare for 
terror, and conspire for terror. However, the necessity to protect 
innocent people, the right of communities to live in peace, the 
expectation that people can live with differences and in harmony remain 
deep desires for Americans and for many others of goodwill.
  Guide our Nation with right judgment and courage. Encourage all who 
labor for an end to terror. We shall never cease seeking Your 
inspiration in our endeavors to imagine peace and to work for justice.
  Amen.

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