Can I have my computer blessed?

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My dilemma is the following: I have been struggling with an addiction to pornography for many years. I fell into this vice before my reversion to the Church and since coming back to the faith have been unable to get free of this sinful behavior. I have said many desperate prayers, I go to confession regularly, I have installed filtering software on my computer, I have prayed the rosary daily, I have been enrolled with the brown scapular, etc. but have not been able to stop falling into this sin.

I have recently heard that some people in similar situations have had their computers blessed by their parish priest in order to help free them from this addiction. What I’d like to know is if this is appropriate or not? Should I ask my priest to bless my laptop computer? Do you think this would be helpful? Is this something that my priest would most likely have done before for others, or is this a strange request?

I appreciate all of your thoughts on this matter. Thank you.
 
I have never heard of having one’s computer blessed, but I think it is an interesting idea. I suggest talking to your priest about it. He will be able to tell you what can and cannot be done. Lots of things are blessed so I would think a computer could be.
 
I’ve never heard of it OP, but I guess it can’t hurt?🤷

Why don’t you simply engage some sort of filtering program? There was another thread in which this subject came up (not blessing a computer, but the temptation to view pornography) and some people had good suggestions, like having someone else assign a password to certain sites.
 
lerapt78 said:
I’ve never heard of it OP, but I guess it can’t hurt?🤷

Why don’t you simply engage some sort of filtering program? There was another thread in which this subject came up (not blessing a computer, but the temptation to view pornography) and some people had good suggestions, like having someone else assign a password to certain sites.
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I downloaded K9, and my wife has the password.

If you get a computer blessed, does that mean the daemons won’t work any more?
 
Well, in one of my prayer books there is a prayer for the blessing of a computer. I think it is meant to be a lay blessing. From what I understand, laity can give blessings to their own stuff but its not as good a blessing as a priestly blessing. Again, I really don’t know anything about this stuff so I could easily be wrong but that is how I understand it.
 
DaveBj said:
I downloaded K9, and my wife has the password.

If you get a computer blessed, does that mean the daemons won’t work any more?
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I don’t think of this in terms of demonic action. I just think the temptation to look at pornography is a very normal and mortal one, even though it is sinful. Kind of like lying - it’s a sin, but I don’t think I was demonically possessed on the occasions I did it.
 
Holly3278 said:
Well, in one of my prayer books there is a prayer for the blessing of a computer. I think it is meant to be a lay blessing. From what I understand, laity can give blessings to their own stuff but its not as good a blessing as a priestly blessing. Again, I really don’t know anything about this stuff so I could easily be wrong but that is how I understand it.
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Yes. A lay blessing is not as strong as a priestly blessing, but, it is still God’s power. So, It is pretty good. 👍
 
lerapt78 said:
I don’t think of this in terms of demonic action. I just think the temptation to look at pornography is a very normal and mortal one, even though it is sinful. Kind of like lying - it’s a sin, but I don’t think I was demonically possessed on the occasions I did it.
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That was supposed to be a pun. From wiki:
In Unix and other multitasking computer operating systems, a daemon ( /ˈdeɪmən/ or /ˈdiːmən/)[1] is a computer program that runs as a background process, rather than being under the direct control of an interactive user.
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faithwithworks said:
My dilemma is the following: I have been struggling with an addiction to pornography for many years. I fell into this vice before my reversion to the Church and since coming back to the faith have been unable to get free of this sinful behavior. I have said many desperate prayers, I go to confession regularly, I have installed filtering software on my computer, I have prayed the rosary daily, I have been enrolled with the brown scapular, etc. but have not been able to stop falling into this sin.

I have recently heard that some people in similar situations have had their computers blessed by their parish priest in order to help free them from this addiction. What I’d like to know is if this is appropriate or not? Should I ask my priest to bless my laptop computer? Do you think this would be helpful? Is this something that my priest would most likely have done before for others, or is this a strange request?

I appreciate all of your thoughts on this matter. Thank you.
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I had my car blessed when I bought in 2009.
 
Found this:

Loving God and Father, source of all good and knowledge, we praise you for your loving kindness shown to us through your Son Jesus Christ who became flesh and dwelt among us and through your Holy Spirit poured forth into our hearts. Grant that this new computer may be used in service to you and all truth. May it be an instrument that serves to lift up and not to tear down. May pornography, hatred or any other such evil never appear on this screen. May I and all who use this computer do so with purity of heart and free from all evil. May my work on this computer serve to glorify your name and build up your kingdom. Lead us through this life to share in the perfect love and joy you share with Jesus Christ your Son our Lord and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.
:highprayer::crossrc:
 
RileyG said:
Found this:

Loving God and Father, source of all good and knowledge, we praise you for your loving kindness shown to us through your Son Jesus Christ who became flesh and dwelt among us and through your Holy Spirit poured forth into our hearts. Grant that this new computer may be used in service to you and all truth. May it be an instrument that serves to lift up and not to tear down. May pornography, hatred or any other such evil never appear on this screen. May I and all who use this computer do so with purity of heart and free from all evil. May my work on this computer serve to glorify your name and build up your kingdom. Lead us through this life to share in the perfect love and joy you share with Jesus Christ your Son our Lord and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.
:highprayer::crossrc:
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Nice!

Next time I go to confession, I’ll ask Father if he blessed his IPad (which is always by his side) 😃
 
faithwithworks said:
My dilemma is the following: I have been struggling with an addiction to pornography for many years. I fell into this vice before my reversion to the Church and since coming back to the faith have been unable to get free of this sinful behavior. I have said many desperate prayers, I go to confession regularly, I have installed filtering software on my computer, I have prayed the rosary daily, I have been enrolled with the brown scapular, etc. but have not been able to stop falling into this sin.

I have recently heard that some people in similar situations have had their computers blessed by their parish priest in order to help free them from this addiction. What I’d like to know is if this is appropriate or not? Should I ask my priest to bless my laptop computer? Do you think this would be helpful? Is this something that my priest would most likely have done before for others, or is this a strange request?

I appreciate all of your thoughts on this matter. Thank you.
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This is not the computer’s problem. It will only go where you ask it to go. I don’t understand how blessing it would change that.
 
A simple blessing of food can destroy or nullify the effects of a malfice or spell that could and has necessitated a solemn exorcism. So blessing your computer is a very good idea. If one looks at the traditional book of Blessings, there are blessings for orchards, farm animals, tools, what ever we use to make a righteous living on earth. I believe we have lost that sense of just how important blessing our cars and homes and other objects is.
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   For my computer,  I  carefully sprinkle a few drops of  Holy Water and ask Christ to protect and bless my computer in the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This is just something that  I have learned to do because it surely seems to help me.
BP
 
RileyG said:
Found this:

Loving God and Father, source of all good and knowledge, we praise you for your loving kindness shown to us through your Son Jesus Christ who became flesh and dwelt among us and through your Holy Spirit poured forth into our hearts. Grant that this new computer may be used in service to you and all truth. May it be an instrument that serves to lift up and not to tear down. May pornography, hatred or any other such evil never appear on this screen. May I and all who use this computer do so with purity of heart and free from all evil. May my work on this computer serve to glorify your name and build up your kingdom. Lead us through this life to share in the perfect love and joy you share with Jesus Christ your Son our Lord and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.
:highprayer::crossrc:
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 Thanks, that is much better than just a simple blessing prayer that I describe but I would  carefully sprinkle Holy Water.  Also  Blessing all of the lines of  communication in one's home  is  a good thing.   A prayer and asking Christ to bless all worthy pursuits and actions should be fundamental in our Christian lives.
BP
 
I just wanted to thank everyone who has given me serious and helpful feedback on this question. I really appreciate your help. Thank you.
 
DaveBj said:
Nice!

Next time I go to confession, I’ll ask Father if he blessed his IPad (which is always by his side) 😃
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Okay, I asked, and he said that no, he doesn’t have his Ipad blessed, because when the new ones come out, and he buys one, he gives the old one away, and he has no control over where it goes when the person he give it to gets done with it. In other words, the blessed computer that used to belong to a priest and be used for blessed activities, could go to someone who uses it for some definitely unblessed activities.
 
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