Priest's Blessings (Liturgical Aid)

Priest’s Blessings (FROM ALTAR)

 Assembled and edited by the Rev. Fr. Anthony Hutchinson, SCP, Ph.D.  

A Blessing adapted from Henri Frédéric Amiel

Life is short, and we have little time to gladden the hearts of those who travel the way with us. So be swift to love, and make haste to be kind. And may the Divine Mystery who is beyond our ability to understand, but who ✚made us, and who ✚loves us, and who ✚travels with us, bless us and keep us in peace.  Amen.

Traditional Prayer Book Blessing

The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of God’s Son, Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, ✚the Father, ✚the Son, and ✚the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always.  Amen.

Common Worship Blessing from 1 Thessalonians 5:13-22

Go forth into the world in peace.  Be of good courage.  Render to no one evil for evil.  Strengthen the weak. Visit the sick.  Stand with the downtrodden.  Honor every person.  Love and serve God, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit.  And the blessing of God Almighty…

The Priestly Blessing from Numbers 6:24-26

The Lord bless you and keep you.  The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you.  The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.  And the blessing of God Almighty ✚ …

A Celtic Blessing

May Christ and His saints stand between you and harm:
Mary and her Son, St. Patrick with his staff, Martin with his mantle, Bridget with her veil, Michael with his shield, and the High King of Heaven over all with His strong right hand.  And the blessing of God Almighty ✚ …

St. Clare’s Blessing

Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road.   Go forth without fear, for the one who created you has sanctified you, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother.   Go forth thanking God, for having created us. And the blessing of God Almighty  ✚ …

Rom 15: 13

✚May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit and the grace of Jesus Christ.  Amen

2 Cor 13:14

✚May the grace of Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be among you and remain with you always.  Amen.

Eph 3:20

Glory to God, whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine:  Glory to God from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. And the blessing of God Almighty  ✚…

1Thess 5:23

May the God of Peace make you holy, through and through. May your whole mind, soul, and body be kept blameless to greet our leader Jesus Christ at his coming.  The one who calls you is faithful and will surely do this.  And the blessing of God Almighty  ✚…

2 Thess 3:16

Now may the very God of Peace give you abundant life and joy at all times and in every way.   May Jesus Christ, our Model and Head, be at your side.   And the blessing of God Almighty  ✚ …

Heb 13:20-21

May the God of Peace, who brought back from the dead Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good to do accomplish his will and work in us what pleases him.  And the blessing of God Almighty  ✚  …  

Adapted from Psalm 90:17 and 20:3-5

The Lord prosper the works of your hands and defend you.  

May God bring forth much fruit in you, 

        and give you more and more. 

May God bring to pass your heart’s true desire,

and equip you with every good thing.

And the blessing of God Almighty  ✚ …

In all blessings, "God Almighty, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit" may be substituted by "The Ever-Present, All-Holy, and Ever-Helping God: Parent, Child, and  Sacred Breath," "The Triune God: Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer" or "The Triune God: Earth Maker, Pain Bearer, and Life Giver."