postpartum church blessing ceremony

Blessing Of Parents After Childbirth

Blessed are You, Lord God, King of the universe: You have given us joy in the birth of this child. May N. be strong and healthy. Bring him/her to the grace of baptism, and let him/her grow to full maturity in Christ. Let him/her become holy, a leader among your people, and a source of […]

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Blessing Of A Woman After Childbirth

(When a woman after childbirth desires, according to a pious and praiseworthy custom, to come to the Church to give thanks to God for her safe delivery, and when she has asked the priest’s blessing, he, vested in surplice and white stole, proceeds, with an acolyte carrying the holy water sprinkler, to the door of

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