The blessing of this water reminds us of Christ, the living water, and of the sacrament of Baptism, in which we were born of water and the Holy Spirit. Whenever, therefore, we are sprinkled with ...

The leader may use these or similar words to introduce the blessing: This tree is a blessing ... the bath of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he richly poured out on us through Jesus ...

Here are 35 Christmas prayers and blessings to inspire you ... who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen." 3. "Lord God the Holy Ghost, may faith ...

As my time in ministry grows longer from those days of cleaner-collared naïvety, however, so, too, does the list of things that I have been asked to invoke the blessing of God, Father, Son, and Holy ...

The Mass of the Holy Spirit, a tradition for the opening of the school year ... Anthony Penna, calling the Mass an important opportunity "to come together to ask God’s blessings on everything we will ...

the thanksgiving to God the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. And may this blessing remain upon this home and upon all who dwell herein. Through Christ, Our Lord. All: Amen.

The holiday commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River, during which the Divine Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—was revealed to the world. A Great Blessing of Water is ...

“Students, faculty, administrators, and priests from the Jesuit communities will join together to center themselves and ask for God’s blessings on everything the University does throughout the new ...