“ Let us not go forth trusting in our own strength, which is but weakness. Let no spirit of revenge, no hatred fill our hearts, but give us the strength which comes from seeking to know and to do thy will, and from being led by thee.
Grant, O Father, that we may be ready to drink of the cup from which thy Blessed Son, our Redeemer, drank, when, in boundless love for others, he prayed that not his will, but thine, be done. Draining the cup of human agony, he became the Savior of mankind, redeeming the world from the power of evil through his suffering, death and resurrection. ”

“ What shall it profit us as a nation to gain the wealth of the world and to lose the soul of our honor and of our duty to thee?
If such be thy will, may it be ours as a nation to be led by thee to help save mankind from the dominion of evil. ”

“ We cannot fathom the mysteries of this world, we cannot understand how evil can for so long a time master good; we cannot see how out of all the horrors and sufferings of these latter years thou canst bring forth blessings to mankind and get glory and honor unto thyself. ”