My House Was Blessed Again / myLot

Philippines

March 27, 2016 8:19am CST

As Christians, we see to it that a priest bless our house first before we dwell on it. Well, after 16 years my house was blessed again by a church layman. This is part of the Catholic Easter celebration. They roamed around in our subdivision and do a blessing ceremony and prayer in every house, then they blessed each house with the holy water. Have you experience this every Easter?

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weird_oh_me

@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

27 Mar 16

Well that's good. There's no such thing here in our place.

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Macarrosel

@Macarrosel (7498)

• Philippines

27 Mar 16

Then we're lucky enough to have our house being blessed again. Thanks @LdeL0318

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weird_oh_me

@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

27 Mar 16

@Macarrosel Yes you are.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

27 Mar 16

Our pastor did the blessing of our house when it was built and we finally occupied it.

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Macarrosel

@Macarrosel (7498)

• Philippines

27 Mar 16

That's good to know. We really feel at ease in living a house that's being blessed thanks @salonga

Toni

@toniganzon (77137)

• Philippines

27 Mar 16

Yes we do but in our hometown they don't bless the houses, the priest goes around and bless the cars instead.

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Macarrosel

@Macarrosel (7498)

• Philippines

27 Mar 16

Well, they also bless cars if you tell them to bless them. I forgot to tell The church layman to bless our car too although it was already blessed when we first bought it. Anyway, thanks @toniganzon

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70020)

• United States

27 Mar 16

No it is not so personal here my friend. Everything is distant. Happy Easter and so happy you have that blessing there.

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Macarrosel

@Macarrosel (7498)

• Philippines

27 Mar 16

Happy Easter to you too my friend. Thanks @TiarasOceanView

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

27 Mar 16

No, I had not heard of this tradition. I do bless my own home from time to time.

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Macarrosel

@Macarrosel (7498)

• Philippines

27 Mar 16

Well, that's good to know that you bless your own home from time to time. My house was blessed only twice since year 2000. Thanks @just4him

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Bon Sharaon

@boneysharaon (177)

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1 Jul 16

This is an old thread. But here's my response. In India, Catholic priests visit every Catholic home and blesses every Easter because our number is tiny.

scheng1

@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

30 Mar 16

I think that is a common practice in many religions. Many Taoists and Buddhists will get the priests or monks or Feng Shui Master to look through the house, and bless the house before moving in.

rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90717)

• Philippines

28 Mar 16

That was so nice . at least you had your house blessed again after 16 years . Is that a Catholic tradition in your place ?

Jabo

@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

27 Mar 16

I've never heard of that being done, but I thinks your's is a much more religious country than mine.

rakski

@rakski (156367)

• Philippines

30 Mar 16

not here anymore. The priest blessed those in church but does not goes around the villages to bless houses. I hope they will though.

@acelawrites

@acelawrites (19272)

• Philippines

27 Mar 16

No, they do not practice it here, but I like it if they bless our house again. It's a beautiful tradition which is symbolic of a new life as Easter Day connotes.