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Biblical basis for Catholic blessings
What is the Biblical basis for the catholic blessings? And what are those blessings?
Being a evangelical, I do not understand from the Bible, the reason for papal, priestly, or other blessings. How ...
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In Catholicism, what distinguishes a priestly blessing from a lay blessing?
Lay Catholics are encouraged to bless their children [and homes?] using particular formulas or patterns. As I understand it, these ought to differ in "manner" and formula from blessings performed by a ...
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What does it mean to “Bless the LORD”?
Psalm 103:1-2 (KJV)
Bless the Lord, O my soul:
and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits
What does it mean to say "Bless ...
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Priestly blessings via alternate media
When I went to World Youth Day in 2005 (wow, long time ago now) my wife and I were sick of walking and wanted to enjoy our honeymoon for a bit so we watched the Pope come into Cologne on a boat. We ...
