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  2. Benediction - Wikipedia

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    A benediction (Latin: bene, 'well' + dicere, 'to speak') is a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually at the end of worship service. It can also refer to a specific Christian religious service including the exposition of the eucharistic host in the monstrance and the blessing of the people with it.

  3. Blessing in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    A Catholic priest blesses the Boston Marathon Bombing Memorials on Boylston Street. In the Catholic Church, a blessing is a rite consisting of a ceremony and prayers performed in the name and with the authority of the Church by a duly qualified minister by which persons or things are sanctified as dedicated to divine service or by which certain marks of divine favour are invoked upon them.

  4. Priestly Blessing - Wikipedia

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    The Priestly Blessing or priestly benediction (Hebrew: ברכת כהנים; translit. birkat kohanim), also known in rabbinic literature as raising of the hands (Hebrew nesiat kapayim), [1] rising to the platform (Hebrew aliyah ledukhan), [2] dukhenen (Yiddish from the Hebrew word dukhan – platform – because the blessing is given from a raised rostrum), or duchening, [3] is a Hebrew prayer ...

  5. EXPLAINER: How can Catholic priests bless same-sex unions?

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    The Vatican document explicitly saying Catholic priests can bless same-sex unions lays out the conditions for what such blessings can, and cannot, involve. This is because the Catholic Church ...

  6. Dismissal (liturgy) - Wikipedia

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    The Dismissal (Greek: απόλυσις; Slavonic: otpust) is the final blessing said by a Christian priest or minister at the end of a religious service. In liturgical churches the dismissal will often take the form of ritualized words and gestures, such as raising the minister's hands over the congregation, or blessing with the sign of the cross.

  7. The Catholic Church’s Blessing of Same-Sex Couples, Explained

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    The New York Times, for example, featured an interview with Father James Martin, a well-known progressive priest, alongside a photo of him blessing a gay couple who are friends of his (in his ...

  8. Shalom World - Wikipedia

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    Shalom World is a 24-hour, commercial-free, English-language television channel that broadcasts spiritual and religious programs related to the Christian faith. [1] The channel broadcasts Catholic Mass, documentaries, animations, music videos, concerts, conferences, events and other programs that are relevant to the Catholic Church.

  9. Worcester Diocese responds to Pope Francis allowing blessings ...

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    The blessing, as outlined in the document, connotes God's love for people in their complexity, Schmalz said. "Pope Francis is saying that God wants you to know that he's there with you in the ...