A blessing (from to bless, Old English bleodsian or bletsian) originally meant "sprinkling with blood" during the pagan sacrifices, the Blóts (reference: AHD). A blessing, (also used to refer to ...

After the prayer of blessing, the celebrant sprinkles those present with holy water, as a suitable song is sung; as circumstances suggest, he may first say the following words: ...

However, the type and duration of the blessing will vary depending on how much gold you offer. Check out the table below to see how much gold you need to offer to receive each type of blessing at ...

Shavuot culminates the journey, where we embrace our spiritual covenant with G-d. This bond, rooted in the Torah and Ten ...

The German Catholic bishops have published a handout that offers guidance to pastors on blessings for couples in “irregular” situations such as same-sex relationships, urging clergy to use the ...

Fact Check: Court rejected Tommy Robinson’s appeal but did not rule on confinement British judges declined to reduce the jail sentence of anti-Muslim activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon on April 16 ...

and the priestly blessing was given for the first time, as it is written: "And Aaron lifted his hands toward the people and blessed them" (Vayikra 9:22). Although the eighth day was a great day ...

But much can change in "style, emphasis, guidance and law." Francis backed away from the Latin Mass, allowed priestly blessings of same-sex couples and moved to decentralize the power of the church.

The Annual Blessing of the Fleet & Seafood Festival is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year! The festival pays tribute to Mount Pleasant’s local shrimping and fishing industry ...

of priestly blessings for same-sex couples? Will he build on Francis’s moves to decentralize the power of the church or prefer a more top-down institution? Francis, while regularly praising ...

This past Passover, I said kaddish with tens of thousands attending birkat kohanim, the priestly blessing, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. And after finishing a hike near the Dead Sea ...