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Lizbert
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If you buy a rosary is it already blessed or do you need to take it to your local priest and have it blessed?
The priest says a special prayer of blessing over it – just takes a minute or two, so after Mass should be fine. I had my Crown Rosary blessed after daily Mass.How do you get a rosary blessed? What exactly happens and does it take long? I’ve never had mine blessed, so is it something I can just have done after mass sometime?
I agree with you. You cannot buy or sell any blessed item. That’s called Simony and is a mortal sin against the First Commandment.My understanding is that you can not buy blessed items. If an item was blessed and you pay money for it, it loses it’s blessing. On the other hand, if it is given to you as a gift and it was blessed, then the blessing carries over.
It is for this reason why many shrines have a “blessing” table right AFTER the cash register.
Some of the more theologically knowledgeable posters can likely give you the proper reason. It goes back to Simon of Samaria who was converted by the Apostles but his conversion was false because he only wanted the “supernatural” powers of the Apostles (like healing, for example). He tried to buy these powers from them. I suppose it could be argued he wanted to be God-like in terms of powers.I know that it’s a sin but how is it a sin against the first commandment? Not disagreeing with you – just looking to understand further.