U. S. House Chaplain Prays to Exorcise the House Chamber

The Chaplain of the U. S. House of Representatives, a Jesuit Roman Catholic Priest named Pat Conroy, opened Thursday's legislature with a prayer to exorcise all "spirits of darkness" from the chamber. It had been a tough few days in the House with a floor fight over comments made by President Trump.

This from Fox News:

After several chaotic and historic days on Capitol Hill, the chaplain of the House of Representatives opened the legislative day Thursday with a prayer to cast out “all spirits of darkness from this chamber.”

“This has been a difficult and contentious week in which darker spirits seem to have been at play in the people’s House," the Reverend Pat Conroy began.

Then, in a dramatic moment, Conroy raised both hands and said, "In Your most holy name, I cast out all spirits of darkness from this chamber. Spirits not from You. I cast out the spirit of discouragement which deadens the hope of those who are of goodwill.

"I cast out the spirit of petty divisiveness which clouds the sense and the desire to be of fruitful productivity and addressing the issues more appropriately before this House," he continued. "I cast out any sadness brought on by the frustration of dealing with matters detrimental to the honorable work each member has been called to engage in.”

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