Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners a piece of chalk, a small bottle of holy water, and the words for the ...

It may also be used by a lay person, who follows the rites and prayers ... whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.' If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will ...

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The priest where I go, in Overland Park, calls for us to kneel down at the end of Mass and say, he says, “one ‘Hail Mary’ for ...

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One person will then read this prayer: Leader: Peace be to this house. All ... After the prayers are recited, walk throughout your home sprinkling each room with holy water.

Looking for some ideas for your own family as the holidays draw near? Here are 35 Christmas prayers and blessings to inspire you! Related: 25 Religious Christian Christmas Songs & Hymns 1.