Opening prayer invokes support for cancer patients

Mar 3, 2026

The House opened with a prayer during which the speaker referenced triple-negative breast cancer and asked for comfort and strength for patients and families. The invocation drew on a Notre Dame prayer and was delivered before the Pledge of Allegiance.

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The House opened its session with a prayer that explicitly referenced triple-negative breast cancer and the limits of treatment options for patients. The prayer, delivered by a presenter during the opening minutes, said the assembly was offering an invocation drawn from the Notre Dame Book of Prayer in observance of a day recognizing cancer patients.

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