How to Bless Your Children. --From the Catholic Gentleman Website

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How to Bless Your Children - The Catholic Gentleman

“You may not be rich; you may be unable to bequeath any great possessions to your children; but one thing you can give them; the heritage of your blessing. And it is better to be blessed than to be rich.” St. Ambrose Hey Dad, did you know you are priest of your home? That’s right, […]
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“That’s it! It’s very simple, and if you do it frequently, your children will come to love and expect this simple ritual.”
 
Hmm…this would make me feel a little uncomfortable. I don’t consider a father to be “priest” of his family. It’s seems to assume an authority that comes with ordination. And what special vibes will a kid get from a homemade ritual that he or she wouldn’t get from a normal conversation with dad?

No, not for me. Maybe for others, but not for me.
 
I did this from the time our oldest was a newborn (different prayer, one that my wife and I composed). A few years back I was on a business trip and my youngest (about 12 at the time) texted me and asked if I could bless her via text so she could go to bed!

About six months later I was in the hospital with open heart surgery scheduled for the next morning…and all my kids blessed me via text using the same prayer I used with them over the years. Talk about comforting!!
 
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I understand it may make you uncomfortable, but it’s entirely in line with and intended by the Church - our homes are to be the Church Domestic, and fathers in particular are to be the spiritual head of the household as described by both Scripture and the Catechism. It’s an authority that comes with the sacraments received in the path to fatherhood. The Book of Blessings even expects and expresses that fathers have this authority over their homes/families.
 
I’ve always blessed my kids before sending them off to bed.

I kiss my thumb, make a cross on their forehead with it, and say “May God bless you and make you a saint.”

They usually love having it done… when they don’t, or when they’re grumpy or whatever, I add at the end “…whether you like it or not!”
 
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