Epiphany Blessing
Even though Epiphany was celebrated in church last Sunday, the original, official date is January 6th. (Remember back in the day when Epiphany was a holy day and it seemed like we were constantly in church from Dec 25 through January 6?) So if you haven’t already done your house blessing, it’s not too late!
Epiphany Blessing
All make the Sign of the Cross.
Head of Household: “Peace be to this house and to all who dwell here, in the name of the Lord.
All: Blessed be God forever.
Reader: In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things come to be through him, and without him nothing came to be….. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth. (John 1:1-3.14)
Above the entryway to your house, write with chalk:
20 + C + M + B + 10
(This is the initials of the three magi -Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar – with the numerals of the new year surrounding them. C, M, B can also be interpreted as the Latin phrase “Christus mansionem benedicat†which means “Christ bless this houseâ€.)
All: Lord God of heaven and earth, you revealed your only begotten Son to every nation by the guidance of a star. Bless this house and all who inhabit it. May we be blessed with health, goodness of heart, gentleness and the keeping of your law. Fill us with the light of Christ, that our love for each other may go out to all. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Thanks for posting this, I was going to hunt one down. I hope you don’t mind, I linked to you for the blessing. 🙂