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blessed cords Girdles worn by members of certain pious associations. Four have been approved and indulgenced by the Church. They are: the belts of Saint Monica, Saint Augustine , and Saint Nicholas of Tolentino the cord of Saint Francis the cord of Saint Joseph the cord of Saint Thomas Aquinas New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New … Continue reading “blessed cords”

blessed candles An important sacramental of the Church, used in all the services of her liturgy. It must be of yellow or unbleached beeswax, or more than 50 per cent thereof bleached wax or other material is not permitted unless the proper kind is unobtainable. The use of lights in worship is older than the … Continue reading “blessed candles”

blessed ashes A sacramental of the Church, used on Ash Wednesday to remind the faithful of their last end and of the necessity of contrition and penance during the Lenten season. The use of ashes to express humiliation and sorrow was common in ancient religions, and is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament. Probably this … Continue reading “blessed ashes”

blessed bread When the primitive custom of the faithful’s supplying the bread for consecration was discontinued, the usage arose of bringing common bread usually presented at the Offertory of the Mass to be blessed by the priest before the Oblation, and distributed to those present as a token of love and union. Although generally consumed … Continue reading “blessed bread”

Blessed The official ecclesiastical title, preliminary to sainthood, conferred by a solemn judgment of the Church after sufficient investigation has proved that the virtues of a deceased person have been heroic, and that God has testified to this by miracles worked through the intercession of the respective person. The solemnities of beatification are briefly as … Continue reading “Blessed”

Bless, Blessed, Blessedness, Blessing lit., “to speak well of” (eu, “well,” logos, “a word”), signifies, (a) “to praise, to celebrate with praises,” of that which is addressed to God, acknowledging His goodness, with desire for His glory, Luk 1:64; Luk 2:28; Luk 24:51, Luk 24:53; Jam 3:9; (b) “to invoke blessings upon a person,” e.g., … Continue reading “Bless, Blessed, Blessedness, Blessing”

Bless (, barak’; ). There are three or four points of view in which acts of blessing may be considered. 1. When God is said to bless his people. Without doubt the inferior is blessed by the superior. When} God blesses, he bestows that virtue, that efficacy, which’ renders his blessing effectual, and which his … Continue reading “Bless”

Blesen (Or Blesenis), Peter (called also Peter of Blois), an English clergyman of the 12th century, was prebendary of Hoxton, archdeacon of Bath in 1175, archdeacon of London, and also of Canterbury. He was a native of Blois, and a favorite with Henry II of England. He died about 1200. His works were published at … Continue reading “Blesen (Or Blesenis), Peter”

Blesilla daughter of Paula and sister of Eustochium, in the 4th century, having lost her husband soon; after marriage, was induced by Jerome to become an ascetic. He greatly extols her learning. She died in early youth, and her funeral caused a tumult against the monks, her death being attributed to her austerities. It was … Continue reading “Blesilla”

Blenkinsop Peter Blenkinsop Catholic publisher, b. in Ireland; married a sister of Archbishop Oliver Kelly of Tuam and emigrated with his family from Dublin to Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., in 1826, where he established a printing and publishing house for Catholic books; he issued (1827) Pise’s “History of the Church”, 5 vols., and began the “Metropolitan”, … Continue reading “Blenkinsop”