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CV NEWS FEED // The archbishop of New York and a Brooklyn-based priest who is friends with the president-elect are set to lead the invocation and benediction prayers in Washington, D.C., at the Jan. 20 inauguration of Donald Trump.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan confirmed in a recent interview with news outlet Pix 11 that Trump asked him to lead, as he had in 2017, the opening invocation prayer for the inauguration. In his response to Trump, the Cardinal quipped, “Well I did it eight years ago, I hope this one works.”
Trump’s inauguration for his second term will be held indoors, an unusual occurrence, due to the anticipated extreme winter temperatures.
The prayer tradition at presidential inaugurations began in 1937 with Franklin D. Roosevelt, who included Catholics to help lead prayer at all three of his inaugurations. Since then, Catholics have led prayers at most of these ceremonies. …
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