Sunday, August 22, 2021
13th Sunday after Pentecost! Bishop's Blessing.
Bishop's Blessing
13th Sunday after Pentecost
Proper Blessing of the Day by a Bishop
May He give you the reward of His blessing, and fill you with the Spirit of truth and peace. Amen. Moreover, may you traverse the Way of salvation with devoted mind, so that, for your salvation, you may evade the snares of defects which pull you down. Amen. And thus may you be made devoted in His supplication, and in return to be sincere in your delight, so that you may be able to be secure to come to the heavenly kingdom. Amen. May He Whose Kingdom and Dominion remain without end, be pleased to sustain us unto ages of ages. Amen. May the blessing of God: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and the peace of the Lord be ever with you. Amen.
Sunday, August 8, 2021
11th Sunday after Pentecost. Faith. Where is the True Prophet?
11th Sunday after Pentecost 2021
Bishop's Blessing
Proper Blessing of the Day by a Bishop
May the Lord be pleased to be attentive to your prayers of devotion and grant you the gifts of His Blessing. Amen. Likewise may He protect you from the present age with his aid, so that He make you to be inhabitants of paradise in the future. Amen. And thus may He bless your hearts with His sanctification, and sanctify you with His blessing, so that He may choose to live with you, yea indeed, in you eternally. Amen. May He Whose Kingdom and Dominion remain without end, be pleased to sustain us unto ages of ages. Amen. May the blessing of God: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and the peace of the Lord be ever with you. Amen.
Blessings,
+William
Sunday, August 1, 2021
10th Sunday after Pentecost. Pestilence and Faith.
Bishop's Blessing
10th Sunday after Pentecost
Pestilence and Faith
Proper Blessing of the Day by a Bishop;
May God Who is the Life of mortals and the Salvation of sinners cleanse you of the stains of sin. Amen. May He endow you with virtue, sanctify your souls, purify your desires, and bestow upon you the companionship of the holy angels. Amen. So that by spotless faith and labor you may be found worthy to pass over to the inheritance of eternal heavenly joys. Amen. May He Whose Kingdom and Dominion remain without end, be pleased to sustain us unto ages of ages. Amen. May the blessing of God: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and the peace of the Lord be ever with you. Amen.
Blessings,
+William