Sunday, January 2, 2022
Bishop's Blessing. 1st Sunday after Circumcision. The Religion of Trees
Bishop's Blessing
1st Sunday after Circumcision. The Religion of Trees.
May Almighty God Whose
Only-begotten Son did not dissolve the law, but rather came to fulfill it,
receiving circumcision in the flesh; by spiritual circumcision purge your minds
from all of the attractions of sins, and pour forth into you His blessing.
Amen.
And may He Who
gave the law through Moses, so that He might give blessing through our Mediator,
remove from you the mortification of sins, and make you to persevere in newness
of virtues. Amen.
This one [as a
human] in perfection of the sixth in number [day of creation of man] may you
live in this age and the seventh [day of creation] in number may you rest among
the flock of spirits of the Saints, since renewed in the eight-fold
Resurrection [the eighth day of creation], and enriched in the remission of the
jubilee [eight days after Christmas], may you enter into joys that remain
without end. 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, December 26, 2021
1st Sunday after Christmas 2021. St. Stephen Martyr. Satanists stealing the consecrated Body
Proper
Blessing of the Day by a Bishop
May God Who crowned
Blessed Stephen the Protomartyr: by the confession of faith and struggle of the
Martyr encircle your minds. And in the present age encircle you with the crown
of justice, and in the future lead you to the crown of glory. Amen.
To you he grants
the obtaining of that [crown] and by the close charity of God to always exalt; indeed,
through him who strove to obtain this [crown] during the stoning. Amen.
Who by his example are hardened like an oak, and by his intercession protected; may you be worthy to be blessed by Him
Whom Stephen saw standing at the right hand of God.
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, December 19, 2021
4th and 6th Sunday of Advent. Wolves, Lambs, and Idols. Bishop's Blessing
Proper Blessing of the Day by a Bishop
May God Who restored the gifts of your first parent at His first coming and will fulfill the promise of granting you the kingdom of the Saints and Angels, sanctify you with His illumination. Amen. May He shatter your chains before He comes so that you may be freed of the chains of your sins and fearlessly await His awesome advent. Amen. And may you who believe in Him Who came into the world for your salvation, and recognize as the Judge that is to come, be worthy to fearlessly gaze upon the Glory of His Advent. 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