Blessings and Prayers for Home and Family – Hardcover

Description

Blessings and Prayers for Home and Family will serve families and small communities in the many events of their lives. It will be useful for marking milestones, such as weddings or the birth or adoption of a child, for celebrating important family rituals, such as birthdays or anniversaries, and for offering solace in times of sorrow.

The range of blessings in this collection underscores the holiness of the daily activities of all members of the family, whether at work, school or home. It touches on everything from farming and fishing, to computers and family pets.

The book also includes the very beautiful basic and traditional prayers, such as grace before and after meals, creeds, litanies, the Rosary and Way of the Cross.

Summary of Contents

• Pastoral Notes
• Blessing God in Engagement and Marriage
• Blessing God in New Beginnings – Birth / Initiation
  • Home
  • Welcoming Life
  • Welcoming Christian Life
• Blessing God in Daily Life
  • During the Day
  • At Meals
  • During the Year
  • At School
  • At Work
  • Meeting
  • In Industry
  • In the Arts
  • On the Sea
  • In Agriculture
  • Favourable Weather
  • Animals and Pets
  • Comings and Goings
  • Special Needs and Occasions
• Blessing God at the Time of Sickness
• Blessing God at the Time of Death
• Blessing God during Advent and Christmas
• Blessing God during Lent and Easter
• Praying with Traditional and Common Words
• Intercessions
• Index

384 pages, 17 x 25.5 cm, hardcover, two ribbons