Epiphany Door Blessing 2021 We invite God to

Epiphany Door Blessing 2021 We invite God to bless our homes/schools at the beginning of the new year. Items needed: Chalk/ similar for the door frames. THIS MUST BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE WASHED OFF! If you don’t have any chalk, you can trace the symbols with your finger. We begin with the sign of the

Epiphany Door Blessing 2021 Epiphany door blessings are an ancient tradition of the Church. To mark the visit of the Maji to visit the baby Jesus, people chalk their homes/schools with special symbols, asking God to bless their homes & schools, and inviting Jesus to be with them in the year ahead. The next slides contain a simple prayer for you to perform the blessing on your home or school. We ask God to be with us, to bless us and our families today and throughout the year ahead.

Epiphany Door Blessing 2021 Take your chalk/ use your finger and draw the following symbols on your door or door frame: Write the numbers 20 and 21 on the door/ door frame with a big space in the middle. Reader: We mark the door with the date 2021. Bless us over the year ahead as we mark this space in your honour. 20 21

Epiphany Door Blessing 2021 In between the numbers, chalk/ trace + C + M + B +. Reader: Inside these dates, we add the initials of the names traditionally given to the three wise men who came from the east: C for Caspar; M for Melchior; B for Balthasar. The initials CMB also abbreviate the Latin words Christus mansionem benedicat, “May Christ bless the house. ” 20 + C + M + B + 21 Reader: We ask Christ to bless this house (or school) and everyone in it today and every day over the year ahead.

Epiphany Door Blessing 2021 We end by saying this prayer of blessing together: Loving Father, Bless our home (school), all who live/work here and those who visit us. May this home (school) be a place of goodness, kindness and patience, where everyone shows love for each other. May everyone feel welcome, safe, accepted and supported here. Amen. We end with the sign of the

Now, can you find where Fr Jim has written this symbol on / near some of the doors in school and blessed them?