A Blessing of Anything
- This formula of
blessing can be used by any Priest [or
person]
- for all those things
which have not a special blessing in the Roman
Ritual.
[Take the object in your hand or
place your hand on it or over it.]
OUR help is in the name of the Lord.
R. Who has made heaven and earth.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let us
pray.
O GOD, by whose word all things are
sanctified.
pour forth Thy blessing upon
this (name
the object)
and grant that whosoever shall
use it
(them)
with thanksgiving, according to Thy law and will,
may receive from Thee, through the invocation of
Thy Holy Name
health of body and peace of soul. Through Christ
our Lord.
R. Amen.
From The Priest's New Ritual, compiled by Rev. Paul
Griffith. Published by John Murphy Co. in 1930. Copyright 1927.
Imprimatur 1926. This text is presented here for religious and
educational purposes only. No other use is intended or permitted.
NB. You could also rephrase it to use the blessing
for a person.
Lay people, by virtue of their share in the
priesthood of Christ through baptism, may invoke blessings. Some are
reserved to the clergy, especially if the blessing is part of a
sacrament, but not all blessings are for the clergy alone. (This is
especially true if there are few clergy available.) The Catechism of
the Catholic Church says:
- CCC1669.
"'Sacramentals derive from the baptismal priesthood: every
baptized person is called to be a 'BLESSING,' and to
bless.[Cf. Gen
12:2 ; Lk 6:28 ; Rom 12:14 ; 1 Pet 3:9
.] Hence lay people may preside at certain blessings; the more
a BLESSING concerns ecclesial and sacramental life, the more is
its administration reserved to the ordained ministry (bishops,
priests, or deacons)."
- CCC1671
"Among sacramentals blessings (of persons, meals, objects, and
places) come first. Every blessing praises God and prays for his
gifts. In Christ, Christians are blessed by God the Father "with
every spiritual blessing."[Eph
1:3] This is why the Church
imparts blessings by invoking the name of Jesus, usually while
making the holy sign of the cross of Christ." See The
Sign of the Cross.
A Layperson's Ritual:
- A
Blessing of People
- A
Blessing of Families
- A
Blessing of Houses
- Prayer
when visiting the Sick
- Prayer
when visiting the Dying
- Prayer when
death is near.
- A
Burial Service for Adults
- Baptism for the
Dying
Viaticum
- the Last Sacrament
Other pages on our site.
Sacred
Heart Catholic Church and St. Yves Mission and the Packwood Catholic
Community
This is the main parish page. It contains the sacramental
information, vision statement, and a description of our
communities.