Roman Ritual (Blessings, Volume 3) Hardcover – January 1, 2007

Thank you Amazon and PCP for this item!The Book of Blessings of the the modern Roman Rite Book of Blessings: Ritual Edition (Roman Ritual) has a few major problems....the first is that even the simplest blessings are incredibly verbose...to bless a rosary and follow the modern book requires an entire liturgy of the word with readings, prayer of the faithful, and even a homily. It also has the problem that the prayers speak of blessing those that encounter an object that is to be blessed, but the prayers have this tendency not to bless anything!There's where this reprint of Fr Weller's old work comes in. Finally, a book that actually has prayers a priest or perhaps even a deacon can use to BLESS objects, to set them apart, to consecrate them to bring people closer to God. Until the modern ritual is updated (and I understand there is work being done on a new editio typica), this is a necessary addition to every priest's library.

After reading the reviews, I presented this book to a son recently ordained a deacon. Odd as it may sound, he was invited to assist in the blessing of a house the day of his ordination, but using the newer book of blessings. It was a very tedious affair indeed. There was one scriptural reading after another, while several guests stood around praying for it to end. I coferred with my son privately afterwards and he told me that they had actually skipped some of the suggested readings! I concur with those who suggest that the most recent book of blessings is way too long. This is the one to purchase.

The book came promptly and was as advertised. I was a a great gift for a clergyman friend. He is very happy to have it and I was happy to have found it for him. All in all a very good outcome. The seller is entirely reliable.

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A classic!

Awesome. Fast delivery and very useful for a friend who was just ordained a priest. Thank you!