{"id":8151,"date":"2012-09-08T12:47:20","date_gmt":"2012-09-08T17:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/kathyschiffer\/?p=8151"},"modified":"2016-09-30T15:58:45","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T20:58:45","slug":"equal-time-cardinal-dolans-prayer-at-the-democratic-national-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/kathyschiffer\/2012\/09\/equal-time-cardinal-dolans-prayer-at-the-democratic-national-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"EQUAL TIME: Cardinal Dolan\u2019s Prayer at the Democratic National Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>


\n\"\"<\/a>Last week, I posted Cardinal Dolan\u2019s prayer<\/strong> at the Republican National Convention in its entirety.<\/p>\n

It seemed an omission, then, not to post<\/strong> his prayer at the conclusion of the Democratic Convention, as well.\u00a0 Although it\u2019s been posted on-line in several places, including on Cardinal Dolan\u2019s own blog, I am pleased to do my part to spread the word:\u00a0 At the convention which has been dubbed the \u201cabortion-palooza\u201d for its flagrant celebration of abortion rights, Cardinal Dolan again offered an unapologetic defense of Life. \u00a0He defended the elderly; he defended religious liberty; he defended natural law.<\/p>\n

At this point, I\u2019d guess it\u2019s President Obama\u2014not Cardinal Dolan<\/strong>\u2014who\u2019s feeling a little hot under the collar, in anticipation of the controversial Al Smith Dinner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oh, don\u2019t let me bother you with a lengthy explanation.\u00a0 Instead, savor the Cardinal\u2019s courageous words.<\/p>\n

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CARDINAL DOLAN\u2019S PRAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONFERENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

With a \u201cfirm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence,\u201d let us close this convention by praying for this land that we so cherish and love:<\/p>\n

Let us Pray.<\/p>\n

Almighty God, father of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, revealed to us so powerfully in your Son, Jesus Christ, we thank you for showering your blessings upon this our beloved nation.\u00a0 Bless all here present, and all across this great land, who work hard for the day when a greater portion of your justice, and a more ample measure of your care for the poor and suffering, may prevail in these United States.\u00a0 Help us to see that a society\u2019s greatness is found above all in the respect it shows for the weakest and neediest among us.<\/p>\n

We beseech you, almighty God, to shed your grace on this noble experiment in ordered liberty, which began with the confident assertion of inalienable rights bestowed upon us by you:\u00a0 life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.<\/p>\n

Thus do we praise you for the gift of life.\u00a0 Grant us the courage to defend it, life, without which no other rights are secure.\u00a0 We ask your benediction on those waiting to be born, that they may be welcomed and protected.\u00a0 Strengthen our sick and our elders waiting to see your holy face at life\u2019s end, that they may be accompanied by true compassion and cherished with the dignity due those who are infirm and fragile.<\/p>\n

We praise and thank you for the gift of liberty.\u00a0 May this land of the free never lack those brave enough to defend our basic freedoms.\u00a0 Renew in all our people a profound respect for religious liberty:\u00a0 the first, most cherished freedom bequeathed upon us at our Founding. May our liberty be in harmony with truth; freedom ordered in goodness and justice.\u00a0 Help us live our freedom in faith, hope, and love.\u00a0 Make us ever-grateful for those who, for over two centuries, have given their lives in freedom\u2019s defense; we commend their noble souls to your eternal care, as even now we beg the protection of your mighty arm upon our men and women in uniform.<\/p>\n

We praise and thank you for granting us the life and the liberty by which we can pursue happiness.\u00a0 Show us anew that happiness is found only in respecting the laws of nature and of nature\u2019s God.\u00a0 Empower us with your grace so that we might resist the temptation to replace the moral law with idols of our own making, or to remake those institutions you have given us for the nurturing of life and community.\u00a0 May we welcome those who yearn to breathe free and to pursue happiness in this land of freedom, adding their gifts to those whose families have lived here for centuries.<\/p>\n

We praise and thank you for the American genius of government of the people, by the people and for the people.\u00a0 Oh God of wisdom, justice, and might, we ask your guidance for those who govern us:\u00a0 President Barack Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, Congress, the Supreme Court, and all those, including Governor Mitt Romney and Congressman Paul Ryan, who seek to serve the common good by seeking public office.\u00a0 Make them all worthy to serve you by serving our country.\u00a0 Help them remember that the only just government is the government that serves its citizens rather than itself. With your grace, may all Americans choose wisely as we consider the future course of public policy.<\/p>\n

And finally Lord, we beseech your benediction on all of us who depart from here this evening, and on all those, in every land, who yearn to conduct their lives in freedom and justice.\u00a0 We beg you to remember, as we pledge to remember, those who are not free; those who suffer for freedom\u2019s cause; those who are poor, out of work, needy, sick, or alone; those who are persecuted for their religious convictions, those still ravaged by war.<\/p>\n

And most of all, God Almighty, we thank you for the great gift of our beloved country.<\/p>\n

For we are indeed \u201cone nation under God,\u201d and \u201cin God we trust.\u201d<\/p>\n

So dear God, blessAmerica.\u00a0 You who live and reign forever and ever.<\/p>\n

Amen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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