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In many parishes across the decadent Western world lay minister gave the Saint Blaise “blessing” on February 3. The article’s picture went viral on social media and shows a woman “blessing” in St …More
In many parishes across the decadent Western world lay minister gave the Saint Blaise “blessing” on February 3.
The article’s picture went viral on social media and shows a woman “blessing” in St Anne’s Parish in Beaumont, Texas.
The bishop standing next to her is Beaumont Bishop David Toups.
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The article’s picture went viral on social media and shows a woman “blessing” in St Anne’s Parish in Beaumont, Texas.
The bishop standing next to her is Beaumont Bishop David Toups.
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I have heard from traditional priests to NEVER allow a lay person to bless you especially if they are praying in "tongs". You don't know what they are saying and could actually be cursing. No one has the faculties to bless except ordained ministers. The exception to this is Fathers & Mothers can bless their children and Husbands can bless their wives because they are head of the house/family. Other …More
I have heard from traditional priests to NEVER allow a lay person to bless you especially if they are praying in "tongs". You don't know what they are saying and could actually be cursing. No one has the faculties to bless except ordained ministers. The exception to this is Fathers & Mothers can bless their children and Husbands can bless their wives because they are head of the house/family. Other then that it would be ill advised to allow a lay person to pray over you. They had this abuse in my church as well. If I want a lay person to pray over me with candles I can go to walmart and have the nice smelling candles over me. I will get the same thing with a nice scent. 
May I propose to rethink this? For one, all blessings come from Divine source, not human nor the ordained minister. God works through them as instruments. Secondly, this blessing is not part of any liturgy that can be found in the GIRM or Roman Missal. It is religious custom. With that being said, it is fine to have the lay person using the prayer of St. Blaise to ask for God's blessing. After all …More
May I propose to rethink this? For one, all blessings come from Divine source, not human nor the ordained minister. God works through them as instruments. Secondly, this blessing is not part of any liturgy that can be found in the GIRM or Roman Missal. It is religious custom. With that being said, it is fine to have the lay person using the prayer of St. Blaise to ask for God's blessing. After all, through our Baptismal vocation, praying for people is part of the priestly vocation.
Which is fine in households but according to the USCCB… “People are accustomed to seeing bishops, priests, and deacons blessing objects or persons in the name of the Church. Indeed, "the more a blessing concerns ecclesial and sacramental life, the more is its administration reserved to the ordained ministry" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1669), often with the participation of the local …More
Which is fine in households but according to the USCCB… “People are accustomed to seeing bishops, priests, and deacons blessing objects or persons in the name of the Church. Indeed, "the more a blessing concerns ecclesial and sacramental life, the more is its administration reserved to the ordained ministry" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1669), often with the participation of the local parish community gathered in prayer. Whenever an ordained minister is present, he should be called upon to give the blessing.”
True. Thank you for pointing out. From the visual, she's not invoking the Trinitarian formula of blessing, which is reserved for the ordained only. Also this is not a sacrament celebration. It may be devotional and sacramental (like the use of holy water), but it is not a liturgical celebration of any sacrament.
John A Cassani
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This blessing comes from the Rituale Romanum, so it is part of the Church’s liturgy. The Church’s Liturgy includes not just the Mass, but also the Divine Office, the Pontifical, and the Ritual, which includes the Sacraments and all of the blessings. The post conciliar liturgy is an absolute mess where sacramentals are concerned, as well as in every other way, to be honest. But, the blessing of …More
This blessing comes from the Rituale Romanum, so it is part of the Church’s liturgy. The Church’s Liturgy includes not just the Mass, but also the Divine Office, the Pontifical, and the Ritual, which includes the Sacraments and all of the blessings. The post conciliar liturgy is an absolute mess where sacramentals are concerned, as well as in every other way, to be honest. But, the blessing of throats on the feast of St. Blaise is an official blessing of the Church.
So the ritual includes the blessings of the candle by the priest. Then afterward, the following is said to the people:
By the intercession of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from every malady of the throat, and from every possible mishap; in the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit. (R. Amen)
This part of the ritual can be done by the laity without the …More
So the ritual includes the blessings of the candle by the priest. Then afterward, the following is said to the people:
By the intercession of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from every malady of the throat, and from every possible mishap; in the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit. (R. Amen)
This part of the ritual can be done by the laity without the sign of the cross.
Blessing of Throats
By the intercession of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from every malady of the throat, and from every possible mishap; in the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit. (R. Amen)
This part of the ritual can be done by the laity without the sign of the cross.
Blessing of Throats
I don't know exactly what Fr. Ripperger said so I can't comment. You are correct in saying that "laypeople cannot confer blessings" as in the sacrament celebration. See Louis IX comment above. The word confer is typically used in the liturgy to refer to the efficacious grace in the sacramental worldviews. For example, Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Order confer a permanent sacramental character …More
I don't know exactly what Fr. Ripperger said so I can't comment. You are correct in saying that "laypeople cannot confer blessings" as in the sacrament celebration. See Louis IX comment above. The word confer is typically used in the liturgy to refer to the efficacious grace in the sacramental worldviews. For example, Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Order confer a permanent sacramental character illustrated by the seal of sacred chrism. One can only receive this special character once. Saying the prayer of St. Blaise for his intercession is not the same as conferring grace/blessing because it is not similar. The words in the prayer itself is explaining that ordained or not ordained minister is asking God for delivery from sickness. You can asked to pray for again, and again...
The irony is that most churches don't even celebrate St. Blaise within the context of Mass of the day - the saint was 'demoted' in the N.O. calendar. When I inquired on the disconnect of a priest saying Mass vested in green, then removing those vestments and putting on a red stole to do the blessing for the few who stayed after to receive it, I was told that it was inconvenient & if he had his way …More
The irony is that most churches don't even celebrate St. Blaise within the context of Mass of the day - the saint was 'demoted' in the N.O. calendar. When I inquired on the disconnect of a priest saying Mass vested in green, then removing those vestments and putting on a red stole to do the blessing for the few who stayed after to receive it, I was told that it was inconvenient & if he had his way he would stop this 'superstitious practice' (sic)!
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That is unfortunate. It is another fault in the reforms that is not spoken of too often. In the TLM, green vestments would be worn (unless St. Blaise were the patron), but his orations would be said in addition to the ones for the feria. It is forbidden to multiply orations in the Novus ordo, so there is the option to wear red for Blaise, or green for the feria. The excuse for forbidding the …More
That is unfortunate. It is another fault in the reforms that is not spoken of too often. In the TLM, green vestments would be worn (unless St. Blaise were the patron), but his orations would be said in addition to the ones for the feria. It is forbidden to multiply orations in the Novus ordo, so there is the option to wear red for Blaise, or green for the feria. The excuse for forbidding the multiplication of Collects was that it could be moved to the Prayers of the Faithful, but, of course, they have become the place to insert pet causes into Mass.
Thomas J. Pernice
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I was asked to bless the congregants throats alongside our priest, but I declined in favor of a visiting deacon who I spotted in the pew.
Agatha James
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When I was a new Catholic and still naive, I came late for confession. The priest said something snide and a layman offered to hear my confession.
Kenjiro M. Yoshimori
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If I was in line for the Saint Blaise blessing and found out my line would have a laywoman/layman(who can give a blessing just as much as my sister's cat), I would switch lines to where the priest was.
paul arten
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More reason not to abolish Traditional communities.
Kenjiro M. Yoshimori
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@sarto2010 -I agree. I told 2 friends of mine who are seminarians that I would go to the Greek Orthodox Church if fat boy Francis were to clamp down harder on the Roman Rite Latin Mass.
Jan Joseph
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Dat is niets nieuws, in Nederland gebeurt dit in bijna iedere Tweede Vaticaanse Concilie parochie met toestemming van de Nederlandse bisschoppen al zestig jaar lang.