Prayers of Blessing

Penitential Act Options

Prayers for Dying

Three Prayers at Death

Solemn Blessings

Penitential Act Options [top]

Option I, Option II, Option III, Option IV, Option V, Option VI, Option VIII

Standard Option

You were sent to heal the contrite of heart.
Lord, have mercy.

You came to call sinners.
Christ, have mercy.

You are seated at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us.
Lord, have mercy

Option I
Lord Jesus, You came to gather the nations into the peace of God’s kingdom:
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You come in word and sacrament to strengthen us in holiness:
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You will come in glory with salvation for Your people:
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins
and bring us to everlasting life.
The people reply:
Amen.

Option II

Lord Jesus, You are mighty God and Prince of peace:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You are the Son of God and Son of Mary:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You are Word made flesh and splendor of the Father:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Option III
Lord Jesus, You came to reconcile us to one another and to the Father:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You heal the wounds of sin and division:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You intercede for us with Your Father:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy

Option IV

Lord Jesus, You raise the dead to life in the Spirit:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You bring pardon and peace to the sinner:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You bring light to those in darkness:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Option V

Lord Jesus, You raise us to new life:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You forgive us our sins:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You feed us with Your body and blood:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Option VI

Lord Jesus, You have shown us the Way to the Father:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You have given us the consolation of the truth:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You are the Good Shepherd, leading us into everlasting life:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy

Option VII

Lord Jesus, You healed the sick:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You forgave sinners:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You gave Yourself to heal us and bring us strength:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy

Option VIII (From Continuous Rite for Anointing)

By Your paschal mystery You have won
for us salvation: Lord have mercy.
R. Lord, have mercy.

You renew among us now the wonders of
Your passion: Christ have mercy.
R. Christ, have mercy.

When we receive Your body, You share with us Your paschal sacrifice: Lord have mercy.
R. Lord, have mercy.

Prayers of Blessing [top]

01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08

01 Numbers 6:24-26
The LORD bless you and keep you!
The LORD let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you!
The LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace!

02 St. Hildegard Blessing

May the Holy Spirit enkindle you with the fire of His Love
so that you may persevere, unfailingly, in the love of His service.
Thus you may merit to become, at last,
a living stone in the celestial Jerusalem.

03 Prayer of St. Dominic

May God the Father, who made us,
bless us.
May God the Son, who redeemed us,
send healing into our midst.
May God the Holy Spirit, who gives us life,
move within us.

May God give us eyes to see God,
ears to hear God,
and hands to bring God’s work
into the world.

May we walk with God
and preach the word of God to all.
May the angel of peace watch over us
and lead us at last by God’s grace
to the eternal Kingdom.

04 St. Padre Pio Blessing
May Jesus comfort you
in all your afflictions.
May He sustain you in dangers,
watch over you always with His grace,
and indicate the safe path
that leads to eternal salvation.

And may He render you
always dearer to His Divine Heart
and always more worthy of Paradise. Amen.

04.2 Another Prayer of Blessing
by St. Pio of Pietrelcina

May your heart always be the temple
of the Holy Spirit.

May Jesus always be the helmsman
of your little spiritual ship.

May Mary be the star
which shines on your path
and may she show you the safe way
to reach the Heavenly Father.

05 A BLESSING.

The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
the virtue of His sacred Passion, 
the sign of the holy Cross, 
the purity and humility of the
ever Immaculate Virgin Mary, 
the protection of angels, 
and intercession of all the saints, 
be with you; 
May the Lord Jesus defend you now 
and at the hour of death. Amen.

General Blessing formula for priests

Benedíctio Dei omnipoténtis,
Patris + et Fílii et Spíritus Sancti, 
descéndat super vos, et máneat semper.
R. Amen.

May the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
descend upon you and remain always.
R. Amen

06 BLESSING OF THOSE WHO CARE FOR THE SICK

Lord Jesus, our brother,
You showed Your love for the sick
by Your concern for them.
Help us to see You and serve You in the sick.

Bless + these men and women
who are dedicated to helping
and healing the sick.
Guide them in their labours,
and give them a greater share
in Your love.
Reward their service
by the peace and joy of Your Holy Spirit,
and by the everlasting happiness of Heaven.

Lord Jesus, we praise You,
for You are our Lord for ever and ever.
Amen.

07 BLESSING OF A SICK ADULT

As the priest enter the sick person’s room, he says…
V. Peace to this house.
R. And to all who live in it.
(And immediately approaching the sick person, he adds:)
V. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
R. Who has made heaven and earth.
V. Lord hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry reach up to You.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with your spirit.

Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ,
may Your peace and mercy
enter into this house
along with my humble entrance.
Let every wickedness of the devil
flee from this place.
May the angels of peace be here,
and may every sinful discord
leave this home.
Show that Your name is great among us,
O Lord, and bless our living together.
Lord, You are holy and faithful,
and You remain with the Father
and the Holy Spirit
for ever and ever. R. Amen.

Let us pray.
Look upon Your servant, Lord,
suffering from sickness of body,
and refresh the soul You have created,
so that, purified by this affliction,
he (she) may always remember that
he (she) has been saved by Your loving pity
through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

Let us pray.
Merciful Lord, consoler of the faithful,
we beg of Your great Mercy that
at our humble entrance
You will visit this Your servant,
lying on a bed of pain,
just as You visited Simon’s mother-in-law.
Kindly come to him (her) so that,
after receiving his (her) former health
he (she) may return thanks to You in Your Church,
who live and are King and God for ever and ever. R. Amen.
(Then, extending his right hand towards the sick person, he says:)

The Lord Jesus Christ be with you
to defend you.
May He be within you to preserve you,
before you to lead you,
behind you to guard you,
and above you to bless you,
who lives and is King with the Father
and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. R. Amen.

May the blessing of almighty God, . .
(Then he sprinkles the sick person with holy water.)

08 Marian Blessing

Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Immaculate Conception,
Patroness of the United States:
Almighty and Most Loving Father,
I pray, invoke, and implore 
Your abundant blessings, graces, and mercies upon Your son/daughter 

May he know always and everywhere
the love of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, our Lord and Saviour and the compassion of the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary, our Blessed Mother and our Queen. 

May he be ever diligent in activities and contemplation pleasing to You, bearing great fruit in union with You. 
May he be strengthened with Patience from Our Lady of Sorrows at the Foot of the Cross.
May St. Joseph ever guide and protect him and show him the depths of the interior life. 
May the Holy Angels guard him from all that is evil and harmful. 
May the Holy Spirit enlighten him and lead him to all that is profitable unto his eternal salvation in Christ Jesus Our Lord. 
May he be ever humbly receptive of Grace, deeply contrite for past sins, trusting in your Infinite Mercy.
May he be prompted by his angel to be ever diligent in confident prayer and abounding in thanksgiving. 
May he be at peace in fulfilling and surrendering to Your holy Will,
which is Love and Mercy Itself. 
May he know the Joy of his salvation. 
May his soul be disposed to receive Holy Communion most devoutly and reverently and frequently. 
May he be drawn deeper into the life of prayer and avail himself of every opportunity to pray the Holy Rosary. 
Before You call him home, may he have a well prepared death,
strengthened by the holy anointing and viaticum.
Grant him I implore Thee, my dear Lord and loving Father, an immoveable faith, a strong hope, and a lasting charity. [increase his faith, strengthen his hope, revive his charity.]

We beseech Thee also, for Thine own dear sake, that Thou wouldst grant to us, our friends and benefactors, and to all those for whom we intend or are bound to pray, the pardon of all past offences, and preservation from future failings; that loving Thee, serving Thee, and obeying Thee, with the utmost fervour, fidelity and perseverance, during the remainder of our earthly pilgrimage, we may be at length admitted to the eternal enjoyment of Thy beatific presence in Thy Heavenly Paradise. Amen.

Blessings of the Dying [top]

FIRST BLESSING.
May God + the Father,
Who has created all things
and given thee
thy body and soul, bless thee.
May God + the Son,
thy Lord and Saviour,
Who died on the Cross for thee
and Who has redeemed thee
with His Precious Blood
and bitter death, bless thee.
May God + the Holy Ghost,
Who through His grace has sanctified thee
in holy Baptism, bless thee,
and preserve thee in His grace
to the end of thy life.

The peace of Our Lord Jesus
+ be with thee.
May His five sacred wounds
with the blood that flowed therefrom
be to thee an invincible wall
against all temptations now
and at the last moment of thy life.
In the name of + the Father,
and of + the Son, and
of the + Holy Ghost, Amen.

SECOND BLESSING.
Go forth, Christian soul,
in the name of the Father,
+ Who created thee after His own
image and likeness;
in the name of the Son,
+ Who redeemed thee with
His Precious Blood;
in the name of the Holy Ghost
+ Who sanctified thee.
Behold, the divine Saviour comes;
go forth to meet Him.

Go now, Christian soul,
in the name of the Most Holy Trinity;
+ the Father, Whose omnipotence
will protect thee;

 + the Son, Whose mercy
will accompany thee;

+ the Holy Ghost,
Whose sanctifying grace
will not forsake thee!
May the cross of Christ
+ be thy shield against all the assaults
of the wicked enemy.
Go forth, in the name of Jesus,
 before Whom every knee must bow
in heaven, on earth;
in the name of Jesus,
before Whom hell is trembling;
in the name of Jesus,
in Whom all find their salvation.

+ May the wounds of Jesus
be thy strength in the passage to eternity;
the cross of Christ thy staff;
the merits of Christ thy riches;
the body of the Lord thy Viaticum;
thy holy angel guardian
the companion of thy journey,
and Mary thy helper and mediator.
May the power of the Father
+ strengthen thee;
the wisdom of the Son
+ govern thee;
the comfort of the Holy Ghost
+ refresh thee.
Depart then, Christian soul,
in the name of the Most Holy Trinity, +
the Father, + the Son,
and + the Holy Ghost.
The blessing + of the Most Holy Trinity
be with thee and remain with thee forever. Amen.

THIRD BLESSING.
Go forth in peace,
Christian soul!
May the blessing + of Our Lord Jesus Christ replenish thee;
+ the power of His bitter suffering
and death strengthen thee;
the victorious sign of the holy cross
shield thee; +
the protection of the Immaculate Virgin cover thee;
+ the choir of the angels
screen thee;
St. Michael, the archangel,
fight for thee.
The intercession of all the elect and saints assist thee.
May the protection and blessing
of God the Father,
+ Who created thee out of nothing, accompany thee;
the power of Jesus Christ
+ Who shed all His Blood for thee, preserve thee;
may the Holy Ghost,
Who made thee His sanctuary,
replenish and + bless thee.
Go forth, Christian soul,
to thy God and Father,
Who, through love of thee, vouchsafed
to send His Son down upon the earth.
May Jesus be with thee,
and favor thee with His merits.
May the Holy Ghost  be with thee
and enrich thee with His love.
May God have mercy on thee
and bless + thee.
May the God of Israel send thee help
from His holy dwelling-place.
May the Lord be gracious unto thee,
pardon thee thy sins
and heal thy wounds.
Let Him bless thy going out
of this world +
and thy entrance into eternity +.
May the almighty, merciful God, the Father + and the Son + and the Holy Ghost + vouchsafe to grant thee this grace. Amen.

Three Prayers at the Point of Death [top]

1. Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ!  Thou Son of God and Son of the Virgin Mary, God and Man, Thou who in fear sweated blood for us on the Mount of Olives in order to bring peace, and to offer Thy Most Holy Death to God Thy Heavenly Father for the salvation of this dying person…
If it be, however, that by his sins, he merits eternal damnation, then may it be deflected from him. 
This, O Eternal Father through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Dear Son, Who liveth and reigneth in union with The Holy Spirit now and forever.  Amen

2. Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ!  Thou Who meekly died on the trunk of the Cross for us, submitting Thy Will completely to Thy Heavenly Father in order to bring peace and to offer Thy Most Holy Death to Thy Heavenly Father in order to free…  (this person)  …and to hide from him what he has earned with his sins; grant this O Eternal Father!  Through Our Lord Jesus Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in union with the Holy Spirit now and forever.  Amen.

3. Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ!  Thou Who remained silent to speak through the mouths of the Prophets:  I have drawn Thee to me through Eternal Love, which Love drew Thee from Heaven into the body of the Virgin, which Love drew Thee from the body of the Virgin into the valley of this needful world, which Love kept Thee 33 years in this world, and as a sign of Great Love, Thou hast given Thy Holy Body as True Food and Thy Holy Blood as True Drink, as a sign of Great Love, Thou hast consented to be condemned to death, and hast consented to die and to be buried and truly risen, and appeared to Thy Holy Mother and all Thy Apostles and the hearts of all who hope and believe in Thee.  Through Thy Sign of Eternal Love, open Heaven today and take this dying person into the Realm of Thy Heavenly Father, that he may reign with Thee now and forever.  Amen.

Solemn Blessings

The Holy Spirit
May God, the Father of lights,
who was pleased to enlighten the disciples’ minds
by the outpouring of the Spirit, the Paraclete,
grant you gladness by His blessing
and make you always abound with the gifts of the same Spirit.
R. Amen.
May the wondrous flame that appeared above the disciples,
powerfully cleanse your hearts from every evil
and pervade them with its purifying light.
R. Amen.
And may God, who has been pleased to unite many tongues
in the profession of one faith,
give you perseverance in that same faith
and, by believing, may you journey from hope to clear vision.
R. Amen.

And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
R. Amen.

Ordinary Time I
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
R. Amen.
May He let his face shine upon you
and show you His mercy.
R. Amen.
May He turn His countenance towards you
and give you His peace.
R. Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
R. Amen.

Ordinary Time II
May the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding,
keep your hearts and minds
in the knowledge and love of God,
and of His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
R. Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
R. Amen.

Ordinary Time III
May almighty God bless you in His kindness
and pour out saving wisdom upon you.
R. Amen.
May He nourish you always with the teachings of the faith
and make you persevere in holy deeds.
R. Amen.
May He turn your steps towards Himself
and show you the path of charity and peace.
R. Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
R. Amen.

Ordinary Time IV
May the God of all consolation order your days in his peace
and grant you the gifts of his blessing.
R. Amen.
May He free you always from every distress
and confirm your hearts in His love.
R. Amen.
So that on this life’s journey
you may be effective in good works,
rich in the gifts of hope, faith and charity,
and may come happily to eternal life.
R. Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
R. Amen

Ordinary Time V
May almighty God always keep every adversity far from you
and in His kindness pour out upon you the gifts of His blessing.
R. Amen.
May God keep your hearts attentive to His words,
that they may be filled with everlasting gladness.
R. Amen.
And so, may you always understand what is good and right,
and be found ever hastening along
in the path of God’s commands,
made coheirs with the citizens of heaven.
R. Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
R. Amen.

Ordinary Time VI
May God bless you with every heavenly blessing,
make you always holy and pure in his sight,
pour out in abundance upon you the riches of his glory,
and teach you with the words of truth;
may He instruct you in the Gospel of salvation,
and ever endow you with fraternal charity.
Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
R. Amen.

Advent Blessing

May the almighty and merciful God,
by whose grace you have placed your faith
in the First Coming of his Only Begotten Son
and yearn for his coming again
sanctify you by the radiance of Christ’s Advent
and enrich you with his blessing.
℟. Amen.

As you run the race of this present life,
may he make you firm in faith,
joyful in hope and active in charity.
℟. Amen.

So that, rejoicing now with devotion
at the Redeemer’s coming in the flesh,
you may be endowed with the rich reward of eternal life
when he comes again in majesty.
℟. Amen.

And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, +, and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
℟. Amen.

Passion Blessing

May God, the Father of mercies,
who has given you an example of love
in the Passion of his Only Begotten Son,
grant that, by serving God and your neighbor,
you may lay hold of the wondrous gift of his blessing.
℟. Amen.

So that you may receive the reward of everlasting life from him,
through whose earthly Death
you believe that you escape eternal death.
℟. Amen.

And by following the example of his self-abasement,
may you possess a share in his Resurrection.
℟. Amen.

 And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, +, and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
℟. Amen.

Marian Blessing

May God, who through the childbearing of the Blessed Virgin Mary
willed in his great kindness to redeem the human race,
be pleased to enrich you with his blessing.
℟. Amen.

May you know always and everywhere the protection of her,
through whom you have been found worthy to receive the author of life.
℟. Amen.

May you, who have devoutly gathered on this day,
carry away with you the gifts of spiritual joys and heavenly rewards.
℟. Amen.

And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, +, and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
℟. Amen.