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WASHINGTON (RNS) — These are some of the prayers said in and around the Capitol that day, collected by Religion News Service from videos, public documents, interviews and news reports.

From the blog of Steve Kramer at The Times of Israel

“Rejoice, O Jerusalem,” is the entrance antiphon for this Sunday’s liturgy. The day is sometimes called Laetare Sunday, “laetare” meaning “rejoice.” During our journey through Lent the celebration for this Sunday calls for the priest and deacon to wear rose-colored vestments. The liturgy reminds us that as we journey through Lent we have great reason to rejoice for the Lord loves us, and through his passion, death and resurrection frees us from sin and death. The first reading fr...

Bigot at this point, does it mean you should be rewarded with the highest office in the state? >> no. i think that if -- >> because you can have forgiveness and you can go on and be a great friend. you can go fishing with him. you can have a drink with him. you can go to church with him. he can become an accountant. no one is saying that he has to go away. theyre just saying maybe if i had known this information as a voter in the state of virginia, i might have made a different choice. thats all...

Whether we like roy moore, whether we believe he is a low down dirty buzzard like i do, or not, this is a brilliant strategic move. i dont know how strategic it was to be speaking off the cuff and said revival, but i think it was very smart for them to go and allow him to quote second chronicles, talking about turning from ones wicked ways. and i think of a scripture that says if you dont speak out, the rocks will cry out. hes hardheaded because he wont speak out to the american people for what ...

>> to but joe biden on. >> about roy moore because he is still on the screen. one of the things i would love to do is talk about the strategy of this moment. roy moore is at a revival. more than 35% of folks in alabama are evangelicals. this is brilliant. whether we like roy moore, whether we believe he is a low down dirty buzzard like i do, or not, this is a brilliant strategic move. i dont know how strategic it was to be speaking off the cuff and said revival, but i think it was very smart for...