But if we take the blame out of it for just an instant and imagine that this blessing was spoken through love and for the purpose of love, then we have the same words and images with a different ...

There is to be no blessing of a new home unless those who will live in it are present. A minister who is a priest or deacon greets those present in the following or other suitable words ...

As circumstances suggest, the celebrant may prepare those present for the blessing in the following or similar words: The blessing of this water reminds us of Christ, the living water, and of the ...

A simple smile and a kind word can transform the experience, making the process quicker and smoother. Telephone: *2421 * Extension 4 Jerusalem Post or 03-7619056 Fax: 03-5613699 E-mail ...

The blessing of rest is addressed in the first book of the Bible, just after God created everything that is. We are told that on the seventh day God rested from all the work of creation. “God ...

Jacob then proceeds to bless each of his sons – although curiously, the blessings are all very different, and some include harsh words of rebuke. Given that he did not rebuke his children ...

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners a piece of chalk, a small bottle of holy water, and the words for the house blessing so that each family can bless their home. A chalk home ...