Blessing A Child

P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All: Who made heaven and earth.

Antiphon: Praise, you children of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.

Psalm 112

At the end of the psalm the antiphon is repeated. This psalm and its antiphon may be omitted if the blessing is imparted less solemnly or only to a few.

P: Let the little children come to me.
All: The kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
P: Their angels.
All: Ever see the face of the heavenly Father.
P: Let the enemy have no power over them.
All: And the son of iniquity be powerless to harm them.
P: Lord, heed my prayer.
All: And let my cry be heard by You.
P: The Lord be with you.
All: May He also be with you.

Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, who embraced the little children when they came or were brought to You, and laying Your hands on them blessed them and said: "Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them.

The kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these; and their angels ever see the face of my Father;" we beg You to look with favor on the innocence of these children here present and on the devotion of their parents, and to bless them today through our ministry.

Let them ever advance in Your grace and goodness, the better to know You, love You, fear You, and serve You, and happily reach their blessed destiny. We ask this of You, Savior of the world, who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever.

All: Amen.