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The Rev. Jacob Duché leading the first prayer for the Second Continental Congress, Philadelphia, September 7, 1774. Prayer before the opening of a legislative body traces its origins back to the colonial period. At that time, before the Constitution and its amendments separated church and colonial assemblies would open proceedings with prayer.
Karakia are Māori incantations and prayer used to invoke spiritual guidance and protection. [1] They are also considered a formal greeting when beginning a ceremony. According to Māori legend, there was a curse on the Waiapu River which was lifted when George Gage (Hori Keeti) performed karakia.
Imam Yusuf Saleem delivers opening prayer as Guest Chaplain, October 24, 2001 Rabbi Levi Shemtov delivers opening prayer as Guest Chaplain, September 17, 1998. The inclusion of a prayer before the opening of each session of both the House and the Senate, traces its origins back to the days of the Continental Congress, and the official recommendation of Benjamin Franklin, June 28, 1787:
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur prayers are found in a special prayer book for the High Holidays, called a Machzor. You can find all the Yom Kippur prayers in English and in English and Hebrew online .
Since 1937, the United States presidential inauguration has included one or more prayers given by members of the clergy. [1] [2] Since 1933 an associated prayer service either public or private attended by the president-elect has often taken place on the morning of the day. [3]
The Latin word collēcta meant the gathering of the people together (from colligō, "to gather") and may have been applied to this prayer as said before the procession to the church in which Mass was celebrated. It may also have been used to mean a prayer that collected into one the prayers of the individual members of the congregation. [1] [2]