Blessings reserved to the Holy Father are marked with the letter
R; those reserved to the Ordinary with the letter r
absolution:
at a funeral
form in confession
from excommunication
from suspension or interdict
general at hour of death
general and papal blessing for religious
general and papal blessing for tertiaries
adult, blessing of sick
adults, baptism of
adults, burial of
airplane, blessing of
alb, blessing of
ale, blessing of
allocutions:
at engagement or betrothal
at marriage
at mixed marriage
at silver or golden wedding
all things, blessing of
altar:
consecration of portable, solemn and simple forms, r
which has been desecrated, consecration of, r
which has been desecrated, consecration of, longer form, r
linens, blessing of
ambulance, blessing of
amice, blessing of
animals:
blessing of sick
blessings of
deprecatory blessing against noxious
anointing of the sick:
general rules for
introduction to
rite for
antimension, blessing of, r
anything, blessing of
apartment, blessing of
apostolic blessing:
at end of sermons, mission, retreat, R
at hour of death
in general, R
for religious, R
for tertiaries, R
apostolic constitution of Paul V on
Roman Ritual
appendix
archive, blessing of
ashes, giving of blessed
Asperges
Assumption B.V.M., blessing of herbs on
Athanasian Creed
automobile, blessing of
banner, blessing of processional
baptism:
administered by a bishop
conditional form for converts
form for
general rules for
general rules for adult
general rules for children
holy oils and other requisites
introduction to
introduction to adult
matter for
minister of
norms for new adult rite
place for
rite for adults
rite for adult converts, short form
rite for children
sponsors for
supplying ceremonies omitted, adults
supplying ceremonies omitted, children
time for
baptismal water:
blessing of outside vigil of Easter
short blessing by apostolic indult, R
shorter blessing for missionaries, R
barn, blessing of
beer, blessing of
bees, blessing of
bell, blessing of
bell, blessing of church, r
betrothal, rite for
birds, blessing of
birthday B.V.M., blessing of seeds on
Blaise:
blessing of bread on feast of St.
blessing of candles on feast of St.
blessing of fruit on feast of St.
blessing of throats on feast of St.
blessing of water on feast of St.
blessing of wine on feast of St.
blast-furnace, blessing of
B.V.M., litany of
blessings:
at meals
for special days and feasts
general rules for
introduction to
of animals
of persons
of places designated for sacred purposes
of places not designated for sacred purposes
of things for ordinary use
of things for sacred purposes
formerly reserved to religious orders
blind priest celebrating Mass
boat, blessing of
boat, blessing of fishing-
bonfire, blessing of
bread, blessing of:
at any time
on Easter, I
on Easter, II
on feast of St. Blaise
brick-kiln, blessing of
bridal chamber, blessing of
bridge, blessing of
burial:
denial of Christian
exequies when body not present
general rules for
introduction to
rite for adults
rite for children
butter, blessing of
cakes, blessing of
Candlemas procession
candles, blessing of:
at any time
on feast of St. Blaise
for Rosary Society
in honor of St. Raymond
Canticle:
of B.V.M
of Three Youths
of Zachary
care of sick
cassock, blessing of
cattle, blessing of
celebrating Mass more than once on same day
celebration of Mass by blind priest
celebration of silver or golden wedding
cemetery, blessing of new, r
cemetery, reconciliation of profaned
chalice, consecration of, r
chalk, blessing of on Epiphany
chasuble, blessing of
cheese, blessing of
child, blessing of, I
child, blessing of, II
children:
baptism of
blessing of on feastdays of Holy Childhood Assoc.
blessing of on special days
blessing of sick
burial of
church, blessing of new,, r
church, reconciliation of profaned
church bell, blessing of, r
church organ, blessing of
ciborium, blessing of
cincture, blessing of:
for Mass,
in honor of B.V.M
in honor of canonized saint
in honor of Christ
in honor of St. Francis of Paula
in honor of St. Joseph
cinctures in honor of St. Thomas Aquinas, blessing of
commending departing soul
communion:
for the sick, general rules
for the sick, rite for
paschal
rite outside of Mass
community, blessing of against floods
community, blessing of to ward off mice, rats, locusts, etc.
conditional baptism
confirmation:
general rules for
in danger of death
introduction to
rite for
rite in danger of death
consecration:
of altar which has been desecrated, r
of altar which has been desecrated, another form, r
of chalice and paten, r
of portable altar, r
converts, reception of
cope, blessing of
cord in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, blessing of
cords and sashes in honor of Precious Blood, blessing of
corner-stone of any building, blessing of
corner-stone of church, blessing and laying of, r
corporal, blessing of
Corpus Christi procession
cross:
blessing with relic of true
more solemn blessing of
solemn blessing of
crosses for stations of cross, blessing of, r
crosses for vineyards, fields. etc., blessing of
dalmatic, blessing of
dead, Vespers for the
death, prayers at
decree approving Vatican edition of Roman Ritual
departing soul, commending of
departure of soul, prayers at
deprecatory blessing against noxious animals
domestic oratory, blessing of
dying, assisting the
dynamo, blessing of electric
Easter blessings of food
eggs, blessing of on Easter
electric dynamo, blessing of
engagement, rite for solemn
enthronement of image of Sacred Heart
epidemic, procession in time of
Epiphany:
blessing of chalk
blessing of gold, incense, myrrh
blessing of homes
blessing of water
erecting stations of cross, r
erecting stations of Sorrowful Mother
Eucharist, general rules for
Eucharist, introduction to
excommunication, absolving from
exhortation:
after marriage apart from Mass
after marriage within Mass
after mixed marriage
before marriage apart from Mass
before marriage within Mass
before mixed marriage
exorcism:
general rules for
introduction to
of a person
of a place
expectant mother, blessing of
fair weather, procession for
faith, profession of
faith, profession of, short form
famine, procession in time of
feastday blessings
fields, blessing of
fiftieth wedding anniversary
film units, blessing of mobile
fire, blessing of
fire-engine, blessing of
fishing-boat, blessing of
flocks, blessing of
floods, blessing to ward off
food, paschal blessings of
Forty Hours' Adoration
fountain, blessing of
fowl, blessing of
fruit, blessing of on feast of St. Blaise
funeral service for adults
funeral service for children
garb of the Precious Blood, blessing of
goats, blessing of
gold, blessing of on Epiphany
golden wedding
grace before and after meals
granary, blessing of
grapes, blessing of
habit of B.V.M., blessing of
habit of B.V.M. or of saints, blessing of
harvest, blessing of
herbs, blessing of on Assumption
herds, blessing of
Holy Childhood Assoc., blessing of children
Holy Name, litany of
holy orders, introduction to
holy orders, rite for ordaining priests
Holy Saturday blessing of homes
holy water, rite for providing
home, blessing of, I
home, blessing of, II
home enthronement of the Sacred Heart
homes, blessing of:
on Epiphany
on Holy Saturday and Eastertime
outside Eastertime
horses, blessing of
hospital, blessing of
humeral veil, blessing of
image of Christ, B.V.M., or a saint, blessing of
incense, blessing of on Epiphany
indulgence, plenary at hour of death
infant, blessing of
infants, burial of
interdict, absolving from
itinerarium
journey, invoking God's blessing on a
lamb, blessing of on Easter
lard, blessing of
last rites
laying and blessing of corner-stone of any building
laying and blessing of corner-stone of church, r
library, blessing of
lilies, blessing of on feast of St. Anthony
lime-kiln, blessing of
linens, blessing of altar
linens for sick, blessing of
litany:
of the B.V.M
of the dying
of Holy Name
of Precious Blood
of Sacred Heart
of the saints
of St. Joseph
little child, blessing of
liturgy for faithful departed
locusts, blessing of community against
maniple, blessing of
marble-factory, blessing of
marriage:
apart from Mass
general rules for
general rules for
introduction to
mixed
within Mass
Mass by a blind priest
Mass celebrated twice or thrice on same day
matrimony:
general rules for
introduction to
rite apart from Mass
rite for mixed marriage
rite within Mass
meals, blessing at
medal of Mary Immaculate, blessing of
medals of St. Benedict, blessing of
medicine, blessing of
metal for bell, blessing of
mice, blessing of a community against
mill, blessing of
miraculous medal, blessing of
mission, papal blessing at end of, R
mixed marriage
mobile film units, blessing of
Modernism, oath against
molten-metal for bell, blessing of
monstrance, blessing of
mother, blessing of:
after childbirth
after childbirth when child has died
expectant
mountain-meadows, blessing of
mountain-tools, blessing of
myrrh, blessing of on Epiphany
new cemetery, blessing of, r
new church, blessing of, r
new produce, blessing of on Easter
nuptial blessing
oath against Modernism
oats, blessing of
Office for the Dead, Vespers
oil, blessing of
oil in honor of St. Serapion, blessing of
oilstocks, blessing of
oratory, blessing of private
oratory, blessing of public, r
orchards, blessing of
orders, sacrament of, introduction
ordination of priests
organ, blessing of church
ornaments, blessing of sacred
O Salutaris
ostensorium, blessing of
oxen, blessing of
painting of Christ, B.V.M., or saint,
blessing of
pall, blessing of
palms or other foliage, blessing of on feast of St. Peter Martyr
Pange Lingua
papal blessing:
at end of sermon, mission, retreat, R
at hour of death
in general, R
for religious, R
for tertiaries, R
paschal blessing of homes
paschal blessings of food
pastries, blessing of
pastures, blessing of
paten, consecration of, r
penance:
form for absolution
general rules for
introduction to
penitential psalms
persons, blessings of
pests, blessing of a community against
pigs, blessing of
pilgrims, blessing of:
before departure
on return
sick
places designated for sacred purposes
blessing of
places not designated for sacred purposes, blessing of
plague, procession in time of
plenary indulgence at hour of death
Pope Paul's prayer for prisoners
poultry, blessing of
Precious Blood, litany of
priests, ordination of
priestly vestments, blessing of
printing-office, blessing of
printing-press, blessing of
prisoners, prayer for
private oratory, blessing of
procession:
Candlemas
Corpus Christi
for averting tempest
for fair weather
for rain
for transferring sacred relics
in time of epidemic and plague
in time of famine
in time of tribulation
in time of war
of thanksgiving
on Palm Sunday
on Rogation days
on St. Mark's feast
processional banner, blessing of
processions, general rules for
produce, blessing of on Easter
profaned cemetery, reconciliation of
profaned church, reconciliation of
profession of faith
profession of faith, short form
public oratory, blessing of, r
purificator, blessing of
pyx, blessing of
radio-station, blessing of
railway and its cars, blessing of
railway and its cars, solemn blessing of
rain, procession for
rats, blessing of a community against
reception of converts
reconciliation of profaned cemetery
reconciliation of profaned church
relic of true cross, blessing with
relics, procession for transferring
reliquary, blessing of
retreat, papal blessing at end of, R
ring of St. Joseph, blessing of
ring, wedding, blessing of
Rogation days procession
room, blessing of
rosaries, blessing of:
of Our Lady
of Our Lady, short form
of St. Bridget
of the Precious Blood
rosary, blessing of:
of Most Holy Trinity
of Our Lord .
of St. Joseph
of Seven Sorrows
of Seven Sorrows, short form
roses for Society of Rosary, blessing of
sacramentals, introduction to
sacraments, general rules for
sacraments, introduction to
Sacred Heart, enthronement of
Sacred Heart, litany of
sacred ornaments in general, blessing of
sacred vessels in general, blessing of
St. Joseph, litany of
St. Mark's procession
salt for animals, blessing of
sanatorium, blessing of
sashes and cords of Precious Blood blessing of
scapular, blessing of:
of Blessed Trinity
of Our Lady Health of Sick
of Our Lady of Good Counsel
of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, another form
of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, short form
of Our Lady of Ransom
of Our Lady of Ransom, without investiture
of Our Lady of Sorrows
of Our Lord's passion and Sacred
Heart and of the immaculate
Virgin's loving and compassionate Heart
of Our Lord's sacred cross and passion
of St. Joseph
of the immaculate Heart of Mary
of the immaculate Virgin Mary
of the Precious Blood
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
scapulars, blessing of five, in one short form
school, blessing of
school, solemn blessing of
sea, blessing of
seed, blessing of
seed, blessing of on birthday of B.V.M.
seedlings, blessing of on birthday of B.V.M.
seismograph, blessing of
seminary, blessing of
sermon, papal blessing at end of, R
seven penitential psalms
sheep, blessing of
ship, blessing of
sick, blessing of with relic of true cross
sick, visit and care of
sick adult, blessing of
sick animals, blessing of
sick children, blessing of
sick pilgrims, blessing of
sign of St. Maurus the Abbot
silkworms, blessing of
silver wedding
spiritual assistance to the dying
Stabat Mater
stable, blessing of
stations of the cross, blessing of, r
stations of the Sorrowful Mother, blessing of
statue of Christ, B.V.M., or saint, blessing of
stole, blessing of
stone-quarries, blessing of
stretcher, blessing of
Sunday blessing with holy water
suspension, absolving from
swine, blessing of
tabernacle, blessing of
Tantum Ergo
Te Deum
telegraph, blessing of
tempest, procession for averting
thanksgiving after meals
thanksgiving, procession of
throats, blessing of
tools for scaling mountains, blessing of
train, blessing of
train, solemn blessing of
tribulation, procession in time of
trisagion of Most Holy Trinity, blessing of
tunic, blessing of
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary
typewriter, blessing of
veil (humeral) blessing of
vehicle, blessing of
Veni Creator
Vespers for the dead
vessels, blessing of sacred
vestment, blessing of a single
vestments, in general, blessing of
victual, blessing of any
Vidi aquam
vineyards, blessing of
visit and care of sick, general rules
visit and care of sick, rite for
votive garb of Precious Blood, blessing of
wake, prayers at a
wake, Scripture readings at a
war, procession in time of
water, blessing of:
Epiphany
in honor of B.V.M. and St. Torellus
in honor of St. Albert
in honor of St. Ignatius
in honor of St. Peter, Martyr
in honor of St. Raymond
in honor of St. Vincent de Paul
in honor of St. Vincent Ferrer
on feast of St. Blaise
rite for providing holy
weather, procession for fair
wedding ceremony:
apart from Mass
at mixed marriage
within Mass
wedding, golden
wedding ring, blessing of
wedding, silver
well, blessing of
wheelchair, blessing of
wine, blessing of:
for sick
on feast of St. Blaise
on feast of St. John, I
on feast of St. John, II
woman, blessing of:
after childbirth
after childbirth when child has died
before childbirth
worms, blessing of a community against
Canticle:
of B.V.M. (Magnificat)
of Three Youths (Benedicite)
of Zachary (Benedictus)
Hymns:
Aeterne Rex: Eternal Monarch
Gloria, laus: All glory, laud, and honor
Pange lingua: Sing my tongue
Sacris solemniis: At this our solemn feast
Salutis humanae Sator: Redeemer, come
Stabat Mater: At the cross
Tantum ergo: Down in adoration falling
Te Deum: We praise you, O God
Ut queant laxis: O for your spirit, holy John
Veni Creator: Creator-Spirit
Verbum supernum: The heavenly Word
Vexilla Regis: Abroad the regal banners
