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It was, as Rocco notes: Fr. Daniel Coughlin of the archdiocese of Chicago — who offered the closing benediction at the post-inaugural lunch in Statuary Hall. Coughlin’s prayer as delivered: Let us pray. Lord God of history,we have been blessed to witness the meteoric rise of President Obama,the long, faith-filled journey of African-Americans,the vibrant hopes…

The full text, below: Almighty God, our father, everything we see and everything we can’t see exists because of you alone. It all comes from you, it all belongs to you. It all exists for your glory. History is your story. The Scripture tells us “Hear, oh Israel, the Lord is our god; the Lord…

Our Byzantine brothers and sisters gathered recently in snowy Pennsylvania to continue a winter tradition: On a frigid, snowy Sunday afternoon, congregants and clergy from five local Byzantine churches celebrated their faith atop Veterans Memorial Bridge, singing a prayer as a priest cast a cross of ice onto the frozen Susquehanna River below. Police closed…

This got a lot of attention when the news broke several days back. I suspect few actually heard the prayer when it was delivered. Reading it, it reminds me of the Dangerous Prayer of Blessing that was prayed over Henri Nouwen. Here’s the text: O God of our many understandings, we pray that you will……
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