Bless This House

    


    The feast of the Epiphany, celebrated by the Catholic Church in the United States this year on January 8, is the traditional day to bless your home. Here is the traditional method. Above the entrance to your home, use chalk to write 20+C+M+B+23. The 20 and 23 are for the year 2023. The letters C, M, and B are for the names of the Three Kings: Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar. Say a prayer asking God to bless your house and all who enter your home throughout the year. To involve more family members, you can do more. You can use holy water to bless all your entrances and the rooms in your home. Sprinkle holy water in each room while asking God to bless the activities that happen there -- preparing food, eating meals, sleeping, work, etc. You can also use a candle and incense while moving from room to room to pray. Prayer is powerful. Pope St. John Paul II said families should become what they are: holy. You are a holy family if you are a household of one or a dozen. Bless your home with the commitment to become what you are: holy. Learn more at https://bustedhalo.com/ministry-resources/chalkit-up-bless-your-door-this-ephiphany or https:// www.usccb.org/resources/blessing-home-andhousehold-epiphany. — Colleen Gerke

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