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It's a noisy text. I wouldn't want it any other way.

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 from Second Chronicles first recalls the situation in Israel that led to the Babylonian exile. “Infi...

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. they're just saying maybe if i had known this information as a voter in the state of virginia, i might have made a different choice. that's all i'm saying. >> yeah, i understand. >> yeah. >> but can i make a quote here? second chronicles 7:1...