At inaugural prayer service, a message of renewal and ‘repairing the breach’
The service featured prayers and sermons from some of Donald Trump s biggest religious critics. Doug Emhoff, from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, and first lady Jill Biden bow their heads in prayer during a virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service, in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
January 21, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) Dozens of faith leaders participated in a virtual edition of the interfaith National Prayer Service hosted by the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday (Jan. 21), gathering digitally for a service that articulated a spiritual endorsement of diversity, healing and “repairing the breach.”
The Rev. William Barber II to headline interfaith inauguration prayer service
Patti LaBelle and Josh Groban will offer musical performances. The Washington National Cathedral on June 12, 2015. RNS photo by Sally Morrow
January 19, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Washington National Cathedral will host a virtual iteration of its traditional interfaith worship service the day after Joe Biden’s inauguration, with activist and pastor the Rev. William Barber II preaching the sermon.
The gathering, a long-standing inaugural tradition, will be hosted by the Rev. Randy Hollerith, the cathedral’s dean, and Bishop Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington.
“This Cathedral is a House of Prayer for All People and a sacred space where America gathers in moments of deep significance, and we are honored to welcome the nation to pause, give thanks and seek God’s help in the hard work ahead,” Hollerith said in a press release. “We thank President Biden, Vice Presid
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Rev. William Barber II Will Headline an Inaugural Prayer Service With Jen Hatmaker, Rev. Rob Fisher and More
January 19, 2021
As usual, the Washington National Cathedral will host an inaugural prayer service to ask for God’s grace over a new presidential administration. Unlike usual because what is usual right now? the service will be held digitally, which means we’ll all have the option to a get a virtual front row seat to an intriguing, interfaith guest list. Activist and pastor the Rev. William Barber II will preach the sermon, and the service will be hosted by cathedral dean Rev. Randy Hollerith and Bishop Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington.