Was my house properly blessed?

[Wintersdemise]

This past Tuesday my parish Priest came to my home and blessed it. He said a few prayers in the living room and sprinkled holy water in every room of the house. Ive heard others say when they got their home blessed the priest put up little saint statues in different corners of the house; my priest didn’t do this. Also, he sprinkled holy water on my home altar, does that make all the sacramentals on my altar blessed objects? Was this a proper house blessing? Thanks in advanced for feedback.

 

[anruari]

Statues have no power. They are works of art to focus the consious mind.

A priest has the power to impart blessings by virtue of his ordination.
Blessing a house is not a sacrament which requires a specific liturgy to be valid.
Unlike the mass there are no mistakes or omissions a priest can make which would render the blessing void without deliberate intent (ie he was secretly a Satanist and was deliberately cursing the house)
As that is so unlikely an idea you can reasonably and safely assume that your priest had the right intention and knew what he was doing.

 

[Wintersdemise]

Thanks An; I guess I was expecting some kind of ritual. Now if he blessed my altar without turning attention to each particular statue and picture are they still considered blessed sacramentals?

 

[Deo_Gratias42]

There are different types of house blessings ranging in different levels of simplicity and solemnity. When I had my place blessed, the priest did the same thing as your, except I had to ask to have the rooms blessed. The most solemn is the Epiphany House Blessing which is done with Epiphany water, incense, and blessed chalk with the year and the initials of the three Wise Men written above the door. Epiphany is coming up, so I would ask your priest about having an Epiphany house blessing.

 

[ilySHJ]

Our house blessings have varied from a simple blessing at the door with no Holy Water to a formal blessing with Holy Water sprinkled and prayers in each room in the home.

The priest who gave the more formal blessings, used the “Book of Blessings.” I don’t recall any mention of statues.

 

[BluesPicker]

This past Tuesday my parish Priest came to my home and blessed it. He said a few prayers in the living room and sprinkled holy water in every room of the house. Ive heard others say when they got their home blessed the priest put up little saint statues in different corners of the house; my priest didn’t do this. Also, he sprinkled holy water on my home altar, does that make all the sacramentals on my altar blessed objects? Was this a proper house blessing? Thanks in advanced for feedback.

   I have  never ever  heard of putting "statues" in the corner of the rooms to bless a home.   I have a close friend who lives in the Holy Land and is a elderly Eastern Rite Catholic priest.  He came visit here and was allowed by  our Bishop to say Mass at one of the Chancellery chapels.  He asked me to assist in the exorcism of a home.    I did do so and studied intently the manner as he exorcised and then blessed the home in the manner much as described here by Deo Gratis except beginning in the corners as  I described:

QUOTE=Deo Gratias42;10129958]There are different types of house blessings ranging in different levels of simplicity and solemnity. When I had my place blessed, the priest did the same thing as your, except I had to ask to have the rooms blessed. The most solemn is the Epiphany House Blessing which is done with Epiphany water, incense, and blessed chalk with the year and the initials of the three Wise Men written above the door. Epiphany is coming up, so I would ask your priest about having an Epiphany house blessing.

     He began in the Northeastern corner   and   repeated the exorcism prayers (in Greek) in each corner of the home.   Then  he went  to each corner and said a blessing.  After this he began in the central hall  and  blessed each room sprinkling  Epiphany Water  &  making  the Sign of the Cross in Holy  Oil  over  each window and doorway (closets and interior doorways included).

   I  know of   a  Roman Catholic exorcist priest who has difficulty walking.   He  sits  at  a table where he is comfortable and  conducts the  house exorcism (if needed) & then the  house blessing

ritual. All of this he does while seated at the table including sprinkling Epiphany Water.

   The rituals were successful  in both cases.    

   I believe as long as the proper prayers are said   it is up to the priest to minister in the manner he feels most comfortable in.      The efficacy of the Blessing is largely determined by the personal holiness and faith of the priest.   The manner in which they conduct the ritual as long as it offers true honor & glory to God,  is not so important as  long as it falls within guidelines of the bishop or Church in general.

Manny Blessings this Holy Season to All,
BP

 

[Vigilant]

I have never ever heard of putting “statues” in the corner of the rooms to bless a home. I have a close friend who lives in the Holy Land and is a elderly Eastern Rite Catholic priest. He came visit here and was allowed by our Bishop to say Mass at one of the Chancellery chapels. He asked me to assist in the exorcism of a home. I did do so and studied intently the manner as he exorcised and then blessed the home in the manner much as described here by Deo Gratis except beginning in the corners as I described:

QUOTE=Deo Gratias42;10129958]There are different types of house blessings ranging in different levels of simplicity and solemnity. When I had my place blessed, the priest did the same thing as your, except I had to ask to have the rooms blessed. The most solemn is the Epiphany House Blessing which is done with Epiphany water, incense, and blessed chalk with the year and the initials of the three Wise Men written above the door. Epiphany is coming up, so I would ask your priest about having an Epiphany house blessing.

     He began in the Northeastern corner   and   repeated the exorcism prayers (in Greek) in each corner of the home.   Then  he went  to each corner and said a blessing.  After this he began in the central hall  and  blessed each room sprinkling  Epiphany Water  &  making  the Sign of the Cross in Holy  Oil  over  each window and doorway (closets and interior doorways included).

   I  know of   a  Roman Catholic exorcist priest who has difficulty walking.   He  sits  at  a table where he is comfortable and  conducts the  house exorcism (if needed) & then the  house blessing

ritual. All of this he does while seated at the table including sprinkling Epiphany Water.

   The rituals were successful  in both cases.    

   I believe as long as the proper prayers are said   it is up to the priest to minister in the manner he feels most comfortable in.      The efficacy of the Blessing is largely determined by the personal holiness and faith of the priest.   The manner in which they conduct the ritual as long as it offers true honor & glory to God,  is not so important as  long as it falls within guidelines of the bishop or Church in general.

Manny Blessings this Holy Season to All,
BP

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