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Catholic Book of Blessings

Book of Blessings

The Roman Ritual - 1987

Blessings for Parents, Children before Birth, after Birth,
Adopted Children, and for Engaged Couples

The official Book of Blessings contains over 800 pages of formal blessings that can be received upon request being made to a legal and moral priest (the highest form of blessing). The first listed is the Order for the Blessing of a Family. It is the first listed in Chapter 1 entitled: Orders for the Blessing of Families and Members of Families.

It is right that the Church give priority to the members of the faith and those directly associated with the faith. Families are given first priority, then in sequence; married couples, children, engaged couples, parents before childbirth, mothers before and after childbirth, parents after a miscarriage, parents and an adopted child, on birthdays, and elderly couples.

There are a total of 71 chapters that contain blessings to cover all worthy occasions and situations. Few Catholics are aware of the magnitude of the available blessings. Are catechists at fault for failing to teach about these blessings? Or, are they unaware of them because their pastors have not instructed them on there availability?

Can it properly be considered that the high usage of various forms of birth control and the practice of population control are at least in part the result of misinformation concerning the value to God of every human life from conception onward? Every conceived human has the potential for sharing eternal life with God whether born or unborn. Failure to be willing to bring the gift of life into existence must be considered as highly offensive to God. While dedicated spiritual service to God in the priesthood and religious life is highly valued, it is meaningless without the presence of treasured human beings increasing according to the primary command of God, "Be fertile and multiply." [Gn. 1:28]

Few women are aware (everything else being as it should) that their openness to pregnancy and subsequent nurturing of children is essential to their salvation [1 Tim 2:15] (this premise adheres to married women – sexually active women are morally required to be lawfully married. NOTE: a pregnancy apart from holy wedlock still produces a child that is expected to one day be with God in Heaven. Any sexual act between two humans not open to pregnancy, including the contraceptive mentality, is equated with the mortal sin of sodomy. This is also true of bestiality).

The failure of bishops to properly train their priests in the special blessings relating to pregnancy is a grave sin of omission. Women need to know that their service to God in the bearing and caring for children is of high value to God. Blessings relating to pregnancy and childbirth should give recognition to each woman during a prominent Sunday Mass on a regular monthly basis. The difficulties of pregnancy and the trials associated with the rearing of children should be openly seen for the value they have to God. For a righteous woman to knowingly give her life for the safe birth of her child, as not infrequently occurs in some parts of the world, may be associated with martyrdom.

The sacrament of baptism for a child is a separate occasion involving the whole family and should include both relatives and friends. Baptism is subsequent to pregnancy and is not a part of pregnancy even though it could not take place except subsequent to a pregnancy. Pregnancy itself should be seen as both notable and praiseworthy. It should be given value by God fearing people through blessings that give public recognition of importance.

Blessing of Baptized Children

pages 73-79

Partial Table of Contents:

    1. Blessing of Baptized Children               page  73
    2. Blessing of a Child not yet Baptized        page  80
    3. Blessing of Sons and Daughters              page  88
    4. Blessing of an Engaged Couple               page  96
    5. Blessing of Parents before Childbirth       page 102
    6. Blessing of a Mother before Childbirth      page 110
    7. Blessing of a Mother after Childbirth       page 117
    8. Blessing of Parents after a Miscarriage     page 125
    9. Blessing of Parents and an Adopted Child    page 133
    10. Complete Index                              page 890

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