Last Sunday before Lent

Sexagesima; 2nd Sunday before Lent, Bishop's Blessing

Bishop's Blessing

Second Sunday before Lent, Sexagesima, Western Rite. Bishop's blessing; may God, who preserves the seed of good crops in His Church, never cease to preserve and multiply that seed in you. Amen. May he repel from you the weeds sown by the adversary, and by the pablum [cereal] of his word, restore you without ceasing. Amen. And with His coming in the days of judgment, may you be separated from the guilty, and may you stand at the right hand of the judge and be gathered into His most blessed 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.  +William 

Bishop's blessing, Presentation of our Lord in the Temple

Today we celebrate in the western rite, the dedication of our Lord in the Temple.  Bishop's blessing: May Almighty God Who was willing that on this day, His Only-Begotten Son be presented in the temple in the flesh He assumed; may He make you, who are supported by His blessing to be adorned with good works. Amen. And may He Who was willing to undergo the ministrations so that the law might be fulfilled, open your minds to His law through spiritual documents. Amen. May He for Whom spotless turtle doves were offered, strengthen you by His Charity, and may you rejoice for the progeny of the doves: of spiritual gifts. 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.  +William