There is to be no blessing of a new home unless those who ... diffusing far and wide the goodness of Christ. The Lord said to the seventy-two: "Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace ...

Drawing a comparison of art and paintings commissioned by the Lord Buddha, 2,500 years ago, with the medium of cinema, Ven ...

The Priestly Blessing is set forth at Numbers 6:24-26: May the LORD bless you, and keep thee; May the LORD make his face shine to upon you, and be gracious to you; May the LORD turn his ...

After a time of silence, all join in prayers of intercession and in the Lord's Prayer. Then the leader invites: Let us now pray for God's blessing upon all who gather around this tree. After a ...

all join in prayers of intercession and in the Lord's Prayer. A cross or other symbol may then be reverenced with a kiss and put in a place of honor. The leader then speaks the prayer of blessing ...

If the scapular is to be blessed alone, then the blessing begins with Lord, show us your kindness and mercy, and concludes with the prayer O Lord Jesus Christ.

The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, known as Wat Pho in Thai, is a Buddhist temple complex which is most known for its gold-plated "Reclining Buddha" sculpture. The Buddha measures 151 feet long ...

"I feel in my heart the 'blessing' that is hidden within frailty, because it is precisely in these moments that we learn even more to trust in the Lord," Francis said. "At the same time ...