[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9123]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  God our Father, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  Bless the Members of the people's House as they gather at the end of 
another week in the Capitol. Endow each with the graces needed to 
attend to the issues of the day with wisdom, that the results of their 
efforts might benefit the citizens of our Nation and the world.
  On this Flag Day, may we be reminded of the greatness of the 
democratic experiment that is the Republic of the United States and 
diligent in our responsibilities as citizens to guarantee the freedoms 
enumerated in the Constitution for all who claim this country as their 
home.
  We also ask Your blessing leading into this weekend upon fathers 
throughout our country. May they be their best selves, and may their 
children appreciate fully the blessing their fathers have been to them.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

                          ____________________