Catholic Word of the Day: HOUSE BLESSING, 09-02-13

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HOUSE BLESSING

One of several liturgical blessings of a home approved by the Church. A standard formula, which the priest recites, while sprinkling the house with holy water, begins: "We earnestly beseech You, God the Father Almighty, to bless, and sanctify and endow with every gift this home, its furnishings and those who dwell herein."

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When moving into a new house, many have the priest come out and do this. (Can't ever tell who or what lived there before.)

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