Leo O'Donovan, S.J., a former professor at Weston Jesuit School of Theology, offered the invocation at the inauguration of President Joe Biden The ... He is currently the director of mission for ...

While the invocation is given, audience members remain standing, often bowing their heads as a member of a rotating list — made up almost entirely of Christians — says a public prayer to the ...

Merriam-Webster defines an invocation as the act or process of petitioning for help or support: specifically, a prayer of entreaty. The Council shall endeavor to open its Wednesday night 5:00 p.m ...