There are many days traditionally associated with specific blessings:
Feast of the Holy Theophany / Epiphany – January 6th
– blessing of water / blessing of chalk (Western) / blessing of houses
Feast of the Presentation / Candlemas – February 2nd
– blessing of candles (Western)
Feast of St. Blaise – February 3rd
–blessing of throats (Western)
Flowery Sunday / Palm Sunday
– blessing of pussy willows (Eastern) and palm branches
Pascha / Easter
– blessing of Easter baskets (Eastern)
Feast of St. Elias – July 20th
– blessing of vehicles (Eastern)
Feast of the Transfiguration – August 6th
– blessing of fruit (Eastern)
Feast of the Holy Dormition – August 15th
– blessing of flowers (Eastern)
6 comments:
I too was bitten by the "holy" cat... though that was before he was holy. Maybe I should be worried... Not quite sure though!
My puppy Priest was blessed as well. I am not sure he too too kindly to the being censed, but he really enjoyed the holy water and tried to lick up the drops that were on the ground!
BTW it is really cool that every year on my birthday I can go to the Blessing of the Candles; however, it does put a downer on any birthday dinner plans.
I meant to have my puppy blessed. I mistakenly thought that was going on today, Sunday. Charlie has been slighted and can only hope to avoid the fate of the one who came before him, a mysterious early death. My birthday is July 20, the feast day of my nephew's patron saint. There is a tradition of blessing vehicles on this day. Mine never was blessed directly, to my knowledge. However, my life has been supernaturally spared when I was in it on two seperate occassions it would be reasonable to assume death.
BTW at least in the Western Church they will bless pets upon request if you want them to. All you have to do is make arrangements with your parish priest.
I have yet to hear any priest refuse a request for any blessing.
I aim to have found a cat for Monica by next year so that we can take part in this ritual.
A fellow parishioner had his pugs blessed that evening. Last night he told me that his dog, who was blind, can now see.
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