[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9223]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Wednesday, May 23, 2001

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of all 
Armenians, Etchmiadzin, Armenia, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty Lord and God, light to all nations, help us walk in Your 
light to advance the cause of freedom and human dignity in America, 
where democracy has grown strong over two centuries, and in Armenia, a 
new republic with strong hopes, and to make wise decisions of law on 
behalf of real people and real pain.
  Lord, bless the American people and their servants who bear the 
privilege and burden of leadership. Also bless the Armenian people who 
are celebrating the 1700th anniversary of their ancestors' proclamation 
of Christianity as a state religion in Armenia. Unite the diverse 
peoples of the world into one sacred family, that we might share our 
stories and dreams in Your Holy Name.
  For to You is glory, power, and honor, always and unto the ages of 
ages. Amen.

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