Book of Blessings
E28457
The Book of Blessings is a liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that contains the official rites and prayers for a wide variety of blessings for people, places, and objects.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic liturgical book
→
liturgical book → ritual book → |
| approvedBy |
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
→
Holy See → |
| contains |
blessings for agricultural elements
→
blessings for churches → blessings for civic occasions → blessings for families → blessings for homes → blessings for liturgical ministries → blessings for objects → blessings for persons → blessings for places → blessings for religious articles → blessings for schools → blessings for the sick → blessings for tools and instruments → blessings for travelers → blessings for vehicles → concluding rites for blessings → introductory rites for blessings → orders of blessing outside Mass → orders of blessing within Mass → shorter forms of blessings → solemn forms of blessings → |
| hasCanonicalStatus |
official ritual for blessings in the Roman Rite
→
|
| hasLiturgicalFunction |
provides approved texts for blessings
→
regulates official Catholic blessings → |
| hasStructure |
general introduction
→
thematic sections of blessings → |
| hasTitleInLatin |
De Benedictionibus
→
|
| language |
Latin
→
vernacular languages → |
| liturgicalFamily |
post–Vatican II Roman Rite books
→
|
| partOf |
Roman Rite
→
|
| relatedTo |
Liturgy of the Hours
→
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults → Roman Missal → |
| theologicalFocus |
invocation of God’s protection and favor
→
sanctification of people, places, and things → |
| usedBy |
Catholic deacons
→
Catholic priests → Roman Catholic Church → instituted lay ministers → |
| usedIn |
diocesan celebrations
→
family and domestic settings → parish celebrations → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Rite of Baptism (Roman Rite)
→
|
relatedTo |