[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 54 (Friday, April 16, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2645]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Monsignor Charles Antonicelli, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 
Washington, D.C., offered the following prayer:
  Heavenly Father, we give You thanks this day. With the Psalmist, we 
proclaim, ``Praise the Lord, all you nations. Glorify Him, all you 
peoples, for steadfast is His kindness toward us, and the fidelity of 
the Lord endures forever.''
  We ask Your continued blessing on us as we seek to do Your will. Be 
our strength in time of trial. Protect those who risk their lives to 
keep us free, Lord, and keep us always grateful for their sacrifice.
  Bless the women and men of this House of Representatives. Enkindle in 
them Your spirit of justice and compassion, of service and sacrifice, 
of love and understanding so that they may be Your instruments of peace 
in our world.
  We ask this in Your holy name. Amen.

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