President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance got some stern advice Tuesday from a Washington, D.C., bishop during the traditional, post-inauguration national prayer service.

The Washington National Cathedral hosts the event, an interfaith service, on the morning after every inauguration dating back to 1933 as a sign of unity. Episcopal Washington Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde delivered a sermon that urged Trump to find humility and show “mercy” on those in the country “scared” by the power he now wields as the 47th president.

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Some Episcopal leaders have actively denounced several of Trump’s policy positions, including his stances on migrants and the transgender community, according to ABC.

Budde directly addressed those philosophical differences during her remarks.

“The culture of contempt that has been normalized in this country will work to destroy us,” she stated before outlining three foundations for national “unity” — honoring the inherent dignity of every human being, honesty, and humility, “which we all need.”

“We are more like one another than we realize,” Budde said, addressing Trump directly. “In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy on the people in our country who are scared,” including members of the LGBT community and illegal immigrants.

Budde has spoken out against Trump before, writing an op-ed for the New York Times in 2020 saying she was “outraged by President Trump’s use of the Bible and the backdrop of St. John’s Church for his political purposes” during the summer of George Floyd protests. Budde wrote she was “horrified” that Trump “was threatening to use military force across America” while “peaceful protesters” were being forcibly removed from Lafayette Park.

Trump and Vance sat silently as Budde continued her sermon with not-no-subtle swipes at their agenda. During Trump’s first day of office, he signed an executive order to abolish “gender identity” in federal policy and a slew of others to clamp down on illegal immigration.

While the service was led by Budde, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Sikh leaders will also deliver their own prayers for the gathering. The Marine Chamber Orchestra and the cathedral’s choir also performed for the audience.

“This is what the cathedral is built to do,” cathedral spokesman Kevin Eckstrom said in a statement. “It’s a place where the nation can come together.”

Trump was accompanied Tuesday by first lady Melania Trump and other family members. Second lady Usha Vance sat alongside the vice president, but the pair’s three young children were not in attendance after joining their parents for the inauguration parade at Capital One Arena the day prior and stealing the show.

A number of Trump allies were also in attendance, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), outgoing Department of Government Efficiency Co-Chairman Vivek Ramaswamy, and various Trump Cabinet picks.

Trump was last at the National Cathedral on Jan. 9 for the memorial service for former President Jimmy Carter, who died in December. Every living president attended the ceremony, though former first lady Michelle Obama declined an invite. Trump attended a service at St. John’s Church on the morning of his inauguration.

Eckstrom explained the Carter funeral helped prepare the cathedral staff to host Tuesday’s event.

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“This is the second leg of the marathon,” he said. “But actually having just done the funeral has positioned us to do another event with thousands of people, again, fairly easily.”  

The service was not open to the public, but you can see the proceedings in full below.