Liturgical
Blessing of a Bedroom
Catholic prayer
One of the household blessings of the Roman Ritual, prayed over a bedroom with its versicles, collect and sprinkling of holy water. In the traditional discipline the blessing of a home and its rooms belongs to a priest, though families keep the prayer in their own devotions.
V. Our help is in the name of the Lord. R. Who has made heaven and earth. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with your spirit. Let us pray. Bless this bedroom, Lord, so that all who live in it may remain firm in Your peace and persevere in Your will. May they live a long life and have children for many days to come, and finally arrive at the kingdom of heaven through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. (And it is sprinkled with holy water.)
When it is prayed
- home
- house-blessing
- epiphany