HOUSE BLESSING
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Come Holy Ghost, Creator blest 🎼
And in our Hearts take up thy rest
Come with Thy Grace and heavenly aid,
To fill the hearts which thou has made
O Comforter to Thee we cry
Thou heavenly gift of God most High.
Thou fount of life and fire of love
And sweet anointing form above
Praise be to thee, Father and Son
And Holy Spirit, with them one;
And may the Son on us bestow
The gifts that from the Spirit flow.
Introductory Rites
Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
Priest: Peace be with this house and with all who live here.
All: And with your spirit.
Priest: May the God whom we glorify with one heart and voice enable us, through the Spirit, to live in harmony as followers of Christ Jesus, now and forever.
All: Amen.
Priest: When Christ took flesh through the Blessed Virgin Mary, he made his home with us. Let us now pray that he will enter this home and bless it with his presence. May he always be here with you, share in your joys, comfort you in your sorrows. Inspired by his teachings and example, seek to make your home before all else a dwelling place of love, diffusing far and wide the goodness of Christ.
First Reading
A Reading is taken from St. Paul’s letter to the Colossians.
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience! Forbearing one another and if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And always be thankful.
The Word of the Lord
All: Thanks be to God.
Response
Priest:
Happy are those who fear the Lord,
who greatly delights in His commands.
Their posterity shall be mighty upon the earth;
The upright generations shall be blessed.
All: Happy are those who fear the Lord.
Priest:
Wealth and riches shall be in their house;
Their generosity shall endure for ever.
They dawn through the darkness a light for the upright
They are gracious and merciful and just.
All: Happy are those who fear the Lord.
Priest:
Well for the people who are gracious and lend,
who conducts their affairs with justice.
They shall never be moved.
They shall be in everlasting remembrance.
All: Happy are those who fear the Lord.
Priest:
An evil report they shall not fear;
Their hearts are firm, trusting in the Lord.
Their hearts are steadfast; they shall not fear
Till they look down upon their foes.
All: Happy are those who fear the Lord.
Priest:
Lavishly they give to the poor;
Their generosity shall endure for ever;
Their horn shall be exalted in glory.
All: Happy are those who fear the Lord.
Gospel
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
Priest: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke
All: Glory to you O Lord.
The Lord said to the seventy-two: "Into whatever house you enter, first greet them saying, ‘Peace to this household.' If peaceful persons live there, your peace will rest on them. Whatever town you enter, and they welcome you, cure the sick in it, and bless them saying, ‘The kingdom of God is at hand for you.”
Priest: The Gospel of the Lord.
All: Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ.
Prayers of the Faithful
Priest:
The Son of God, Lord of heaven and earth, made his home among us. With thankfulness and gladness let us call upon him, saying:
All: Stay with us, Lord.
Priest:
Lord Jesus Christ, by your life with Mary and Joseph you sanctified the life of the home; dwell with us in our home, so that we may have you as our guest and honor you as our Head. R.
All: Stay with us, Lord.
Priest:
In you every dwelling grows into a holy temple; Grant that those who live in this house may be built up together into the dwelling place of God in the Holy Spirit. R.
All: Stay with us, Lord.
Priest:
You taught your followers to build their houses upon solid rock; grant that the members of this family may hold fast to your teachings and, free of all discord, serve you with their whole heart. R.
All: Stay with us, Lord.
Priest:
You had no place to lay your head, but in uncomplaining poverty you accepted the hospitality of your friends. Grant that through our help people who are homeless may obtain decent housing. R.
All: Stay with us, Lord.
Prayer of Blessing
Lord, be close to your servants who live in this house and ask for your blessings.
Be their shelter when they are at home, their companion when they are away, and their welcome guest when they return. And at last receive them into the dwelling place you have prepared for them in your Father's house where you live for ever and ever. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be...
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be...
Our Father Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Concluding Rite
All: May the peace of Christ rule in our hearts and may the word of Christ in all its richness dwell in us, so that whatever we do in word and in work, we will do in the name of the Lord. Amen.
Priest: The Lord be with you
All: And with your spirit.
Priest: May Almighty God bless you, The Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen
Let this water call to mind our Baptism into Christ, who has redeemed us by his death and resurrection.
Final Hymn 🎼
There shall be showers of blessings.
This is the promise of love
There shall be seasons refreshing
Sent form the savior above
Showers of blessings
Showers of blessings we need,
Mercy drops round us are falling
But for the showers we plead
There shall be showers of blessings
Precious reviving again
Over the hills and the valleys
Sound of abundance of rain
There shall be showers of blessing
Send them upon us, O Lord!
Grant to us now a refreshing;
Come, and now honor Thy Word.
There shall be showers of blessings.
Oh that today they might fall,
Now as to God we are confessing
Now as on Jesus we call.
Litany of Saints
Litany of Saints
Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Have mercy on us!Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Pray for us!St. Joseph
- Pray for us!St. Francis and St. Clare
- Pray for us!St. Anthony
- Pray for us!
Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
To the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I give myself and consecrate to the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ, my person and my life, my actions, pains and sufferings, so that I may be unwilling to make use of any part of my being other than to honor, love and glorify the Sacred Heart.
This is my unchanging purpose, namely, to be all His, and to do all things for the love of Him, at the same time renouncing with all my heart whatever is displeasing to Him. I therefore take You, O Sacred Heart, to be the only object of my love, the guardian of my life, my assurance of salvation, the remedy of my weakness and inconstancy, the atonement for all the faults of my life and my sure refuge at the hour of death.
Be then, O Heart of goodness, my justification before God the Father, and turn away from me the strokes of his righteous anger. O Heart of love, I put all my confidence in You, for I fear everything from my own wickedness and frailty, but I hope for all things from Your goodness and bounty.
Remove from me all that can displease You or resist Your holy will; let your pure love imprint Your image so deeply upon my heart, that I shall never be able to forget You or to be separated from You.
May I obtain from all Your loving kindness the grace of having my name written in Your Heart, for in You I desire to place all my happiness and glory, living and dying in bondage to You. Amen.
Sweet Heart of Jesus! Fount of love and mercy,
Today we come thy blessings to implore;
Oh touch our hearts so cold and so ungrateful,
And make them Lord, thine own for evermore.
Sweet Heart of Jesus! We implore,
Oh, make us love thee, more and more.
Sweet Heart of Jesus! Make us pure and gentle
And teach us how to do thy blessed will;
To follow close the print of thy dear footsteps,
And when we fall, sweet heart oh, love us still.
Sweet Heart of Jesus! Bless all hearts that love thee,
And make thine own heart ever blessed be.
Bless us dear Lord, and bless the friends we cherish,
And keep us true to Mary and to thee.
Sweet Heart of Jesus! Make us know and love thee.
Unfold to us the treasures of thy grace.
That so our hearts, from things of earth uplifted,
May long alone to gaze upon thy face.
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