[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14082]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Father Peter M. Colapietro, Holy Cross Church, New York, 
New York, offered the following prayer:
  Blessed are You, Lord God, Creator of all that was. Through You we 
live and move and have our being. All that we are and all that we will 
ever be as a Nation comes from Your goodness.
  You have given this body the task of serving this Nation through 
justice and good law.
  Let the light of Your divine wisdom direct the deliberations of all 
those gathered here and may that same light shine forth in all the 
proceedings and laws framed for our rule and government.
  May they all seek to preserve peace, promote world and national 
happiness and continue to bring us the blessings of liberty and 
equality.
  We ask for this through Your Holy Name. Amen.

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