The Office of the Chaplain United States House of Representatives

Opening Prayer

08/05/2025
Reverend Vincent DeRosa

Lord God, from whom all authority flows, grant the Members of this House wisdom and prudence as they deliberate the service of the common good on behalf of our people.

Give them a special care for the neediest among us.

Give them an enduring respect for families at the foundation of our great society, and finally, Lord, give them holy reverence for those who have gone before us in these Halls, that we may build on their good work for the sake of a peaceful, prosperous future. Amen.

Thought of the Week

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.

—Helen Keller

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