1.01 CONVENING OF THE HOUSE. Unless otherwise ordered, regular sessions of the House shall convene at two-thirty p.m. The Speaker shall take the chair at the hour at which the House convenes and the House shall then be called to order. A prayer shall be said by the Chaplain or time allowed for a brief meditation. Then, on the first legislative day in any calendar week, it shall be followed by the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Then a roll of members shall be called and the names of members present and members excused shall be entered in the Journal of the House.