Tag: Blessings and Benedictions

To God Be Glory

To God be glory,
to the angels honor,
to Satan confusion,
to the cross reverence,
to the church exaltation,
to the departed quickening,
to the penitent acceptance,
to the prisoners release,
to the sick and infirm,
recovery and healing,
and to the four quarters of the world
great peace and tranquility.
And also on us who are weak and sinful
may the compassion and mercies of our adorable God come,
and may they overshadow us, and be poured forth,
and remain firm and reign continually.
Christ + the hope of our nature,
now and at all times,
and forever and ever. Amen.

Source: East Syrian Church, Monday Vespers

Source of this version: East Syrian Daily Office, translated and edited by Arthur John Maclean, Rivingtom, Percival & Co., London, 1894, p. 20

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Mozarabic Evening Prayer and Blessing

antifonariodelec3b3n1May the Lord hear us and bless us.
May he save us from our spiritual enemy
and from all that is evil,
and keep us under the shadow of his wings,
this night, and forevermore;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

In the name of Jesus + Christ our Lord,
let us have quiet sleep this night,
and rest in peace.
Amen.

Source: from Mozarabic Evening Prayer from  Mozarabic Collects, ed. Rev. Chas. R. Hale, New York, 1881, p. 61

Graphic: Mozarabic manuscript from the Cathedral of Leon, from Wikimedia Commons.

 

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Shelter Us under Your Divine Wings

O Holy Father, guard us by your sacred name,
O Son of God, our Savior, protect us with your victorious cross.
O Holy Spirit, make us worthy temples of your holy habitation.
O Lord, our God forever shelter us under your divine wings, at all times, forever. Amen.

Source: Syrian Orthodox Church

Source of this version: http://hstoc.org/Resources/SS/2016/2016%20Prayer%20Recitation%20Materials.pdf

Also found here: https://quizlet.com/33374563/centralized-prayers-flash-cards/

This prayer is called Shudhamulla Bava and is used as a closing prayer and blessing in the evening prayer service.

“Guard us by your sacred name” may be a reference to Psalm 54:1

“Temples of your holy habitation” is a reference to 1 Corinthians 6:19

“Shelter us under your divine wings” is a reference to Psalm 17:8

A New Testament Blessing (Ephesians)

May Christ dwell in your hearts through faith.
Then, being rooted and grounded in love,
I pray that you would be able to comprehend, along with all the saints,
how wide and long and high and deep his love is,
and that you would be able to know
the love of + Christ that surpasses knowledge,
so that you may be filled to all the fullness of God.

Source: adapted from Ephesians 3:17-19 (Evangelical Heritage Version)

A Trinitarian Blessing

The Lord God almighty, Father, + Son and Holy Spirit,
the holy and undivided Trinity,
guard you, save you,
and bring you to that heavenly city,
where he lives and reigns for ever and ever.

Original source: Unknown, used in the Church of England

Source of this version: https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts/principal-services/holy-communion/presedseasonal/trinity2.aspx

Also found here: http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/funeral/prayers2.html

A Mozarabic Blessing (1)

antifonariodelec3b3n1May the rich blessing of the Lord attend us,
and grant us all remission of sins.
May the Lord graciously protect us from all evil
and mercifully preserve and keep us in all good,
and may he who created and redeemed us
preserve us for himself unspotted to the end.
Amen.

Source: Mozarabic Psalter

Source of this version: http://rockhay.tripod.com/worship/benewip.htm

Also found here: http://blogs.gcu.edu/spiritual-life/weekly-devotional-shattered-glass/

And here: http://www.gracewoodlands.org/filerequest/1851.pdf

Graphic: Mozarabic manuscript from the Cathedral of Leon, from Wikimedia Commons.

 

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A Gallican Blessing

May God the Father bless us,
who created all things in the beginning,
May the + Son bless us, who for our salvation
came down from his throne on high,
May the Holy Spirit bless us,
who rested as a dove on the Christ in Jordan.

May  he sanctify us in the Trinity
whose coming in judgment all nations look for.
Amen.

Source: Gallican Missal

Source of this version: http://rockhay.tripod.com/worship/benewip.htm

Also found here: http://newlife.org.my/shahalam/be-blessed/

 

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A Blessing from the Psalms

May God be gracious to us and bless us.
May his face shine on us–
so that his way may be known on earth,
his salvation among all nations.
God, our God, will + bless us,
and all the ends of the earth will fear him.

Source: From Psalm 67 (Evangelical Heritage Version)

This blessing was sung to the chant tune of the Magnificat in German Lutheran liturgy in the 1600s and 1700s. (Text is from the English Standard Version)

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A New Testament Blessing (1 Thessalonians)

May God our Father himself
and our Lord Jesus
increase your love
and make it overflow for each other
and for all people,
so that he  may establish your hearts
as blameless in holiness
before our God and Father,
when our Lord + Jesus comes
with all his saints.

Source: Shortened from 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13 (Evangelical Heritage Version)

Unshortened, it reads:

May God our Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. And may the Lord increase your love and make it overflow for each other and for all people, just as ours does for you, so that he  may establish your hearts as blameless in holiness before our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus comes with all his saints.

Source: 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13 (Evangelical Heritage Version)