So, can a nun give a blessing? No. The Catholic Church only allows priests, bishops, or the Pope to bless an object or person. Therefore, giving a blessing is not the responsibility of the nun. A nun is also not permitted to bless a rosary. However, you can ask a nun to pray for you since they spend their lives interceding for people.

Among those blessings which are intended for persons — not to be confused with sacramental ordination — are: the blessing of the abbot or abbess of a monastery; the consecration of virgins and widows; the rite of religious profession, and ; the blessing of certain ministries of the Church (readers, acolytes, catechists, etc.).

you have given us the temporal blessings we need, in order to bring us to the blessings of eternity. Grant us the goods of this world sufficient to meet our needs, and lead us to the heavenly inheritance you have promised. We ask this through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. 2003 Blessing of manufactured things. Almighty and ever-living God,

2024年11月5日 · In the gospel Jesus teaches us to be like this nun: welcoming, engaging, blessing people. In the story Jesus told, a man gave a large dinner and invited many. But a large number of those invited made excuses why they couldn’t go. So he asked his servants to invite the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.

Blessings of the sacred appurtenances which, according to liturgical law, should be blessed before they are used, may be conferred by: * cardinals and all bishops;

2021年1月4日 · In a nutshell, any “blessing” that a layman offers should be done in a manner that makes it clear that it’s invocative in character: hands should not be extended over another, the sign of the cross should not be performed over another, and the words of the blessing should say something like “May God bless you / us / this object” not ...

2019年11月6日 · The priest invited and welcomed people with cancer and life-threatening disorders to come up and receive healing prayer and blessing. People would be anointed with oil by several priests while Sister Briege was in a state of deep meditative prayer.

2023年1月17日 · Answer: In the liturgical setting, only a priest (and sometimes the deacon) should be conferring blessings since they are present and available for such. This is also the case where some laypeople who are distributing Communion give blessings if a person asks for it instead of holy Communion.

However, there is a difference between how an ordained minister (bishop, priest, or deacon) blesses and how a layperson does. The basic difference is that God works directly through the words and actions of ordained priests and other clerics as they intercede for the faithful. A layperson, on the other hand, petitions God for a blessing.

2014年7月22日 · blessing: The sacramental that asks God’s favor, assistance, and grace upon a person or object. The words can be accompanied by outstretched hands, the laying on of hands, the Sign of the Cross, or the sprinkling of holy water. Blessings are usually imparted by an ordained minister, but some can also be given by a layperson.