There is to be no blessing of a new home unless those who will live in it are present. A minister who is a priest or deacon greets those present in the following or other suitable words ...

God, I thank you for today. I thank you for cousins with whom to play. I thank you for the food we eat. I thank you for all ...

The leader may use these or similar words to introduce the blessing: This tree is a blessing to our home. It reminds us of all that is beautiful, all that is filled with the gentleness and the ...

If home is where the heart is, it may be beneficial to have a blessing carved in stone on the front. While date stones featuring the year a home was constructed — and often the inhabitants ...