Priest reminds GOP convention of Good Samaritan

Friday, July 22nd, 2016

A Catholic priest has reminded the Republican Party national convention in the United States of the parable of the Good Samaritan.

Msgr Kieran Harrington delivered the invocation on the opening night of the convention in Cleveland on July 18.

The prayer lasted three minutes.

The prayer included a request for blessings and inspiration for the delegates and party leaders that their deliberations “might be earnest and fruitful”.

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