George Washington and Bishop John Carroll
Happy Presidents’ Day!!
Formerly known as Washington’s Birthday, this federal holiday celebrates the contributions of Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, as well as all our nation’s presidents over the course of our history.
First U.S. Bishop:
Bishop John Carroll, the first bishop (and later archbishop) in the United States and patriarch of American Catholicism, wrote and delivered the beautiful “Prayer for the Nation” in 1791, urging American Catholics to recite it regularly with their parish communities for God’s blessings on our nation, our president, and on our Church. Read Bishop John Carroll’s “Prayer for the Nation” here.
Eulogy for President Washington:
Two months after the death of President Washington, Bishop John Carroll delivered a moving eulogy at St. Peter’s Church in Baltimore on February 22, 1800. It honored our first president and his legacy, and was called by one biographer the “best specimen of Carroll’s eloquence.” The eulogy was published in Peter K. Guilday’s 1922 book, “The Life and Times of John Carroll, Archbishop of Baltimore, 1735-1815 (Two Volumes)” Read his eulogy here.
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