The Roman Ritual contains three rites for the blessing of a house: one throughout the year, one during Paschal tide, and one for Epiphany. The Epiphany blessing is a particularly solemn blessing in honour of the visit of the Magi to the home of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. The priest sprinkles the house with holy water and incenses it and traditionally marks the threshold with blessed chalk. The rite may be performed from 5th January until 1st February.
Canon Montjean and Canon Post will offer the house blessing during the month to come. Please let us know early if you wish to have your house blessed. Those who make their request earlier and those have never had their house blessed will be given precedence. Due to the diversity of places in which our faithful live, we will seek to group house blessings together by region and area.
For your information, the text of the final blessing: Bless, O Lord God almighty, this home, that in it there may be health, purity, the strength of victory, humility, goodness and mercy, the fulfillment of Thy law, and thanksgiving to God the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. And may this blessing remain upon this home and upon all who dwell herein. Through Christ our Lord
