Call us back to You, O Lord. Receive us once again from the wide and scattered places that our own choices have led us. Take us up into Your merciful embrace and remind us that You have never forsaken us and never will.
Then give us new and undivided hearts. Grant us a new spirit, a spirit renewed by Your forgiveness and recreated by the power of Your own Holy Spirit.
Remove from us our hearts of stone, our stubbornness and obstinance, our inclination to dig in our heels and hold on to the reins rather than yield to Your leading.
Give us instead hearts of integrity and tenderness, that we would obey Your commands and live lives in steadfast service to the people whose welfare You have entrusted to us.
Unto Your grace plan, we commend this day. Into Your keeping, we offer our best efforts, and in Your merciful name, we pray. Amen.
Ezekiel 11:19
It is hard enough, even with the best will in the world, to be just. It is hard, under the pressure of haste, uneasiness, ill–temper, self–complacency, and conceit, even to continue intending justice. Power corrupts; the “insolence of office” will creep in. We see it so clearly in our superiors; is it unlikely that our inferiors see it in us? How many of those who have been over us did not sometimes (perhaps often) need our forgiveness? Be sure that we likewise need the forgiveness of those that are under us.
—C.S. Lewis
The Interfaith Staff Prayer Room is open for congressional staff to use for personal prayer and meditation. For questions – email StaffPrayerRoom@mail.house.gov
In order to assist Members and staff during Ramadan, the Interfaith Staff Room (467 Cannon) will be reserved at the following times for Ramadan prayer.
February 28 – March 8
Dhuhr prayer – 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Asr prayer – 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Maghreb prayer – 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
March 9 – March 28
Dhuhr prayer – 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Asr prayer – 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Maghreb prayer – 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
For questions, please email StaffPrayerRoom@mail.house.gov
Please join us to pray the Rosary in person and via Zoom each Thursday of Lent. Rosaries and prayers provided. Contact karen.bronson@mail.house.gov for questions and the zoom link.
Join us to pray Morning Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer every Wednesday during Lent in the Interfaith Staff Prayer Room. All are welcome– prayer sheets are provided. Contact richard.mcpike@mail.house.gov for more information.
Sacrament of Reconciliation during Lent– A Catholic priest, Fr. Chris Kellerman, SJ, will be hearing confessions in the Interfaith Staff Prayer Room (Cannon 467) at the following times during Lent:
–12–1pm on Wednesday, March 26
–12–1pm on Wednesday, April 9
Please come by Cannon 467 during these times to receive the sacrament. If you would prefer to meet with Fr. Kellerman at a different time for the sacrament or for another matter, please email him at jccuoje@jesuits.org
Hill Staff are invited to this “open house” to explore the wide array of spiritual resources available to them. There are numerous ministries on Capitol Hill – “traditional” places of worship, other faith organizations and Member and Staff associations – that serve the spiritual needs of Members and staff. They offer encouragement and community through religious services, scripture studies, book discussions, service projects, and prayer groups of all sizes. We have invited many of these ministries to staff a table and share the work they do serving you and the local community. If you have any questions, please contact Karen.Bronson@mail.house.gov