Author Topic: Are priest supposed to give you a blessing (Read 978 times)

Tiffany · « **on:** February 02, 2014, 08:18:33 PM »

I've met two NO priest in the past two weeks and neither one asked to bless us? Is that weird?

SenzaDubbio · « **Reply #1 on:** February 02, 2014, 09:04:20 PM »

I can't recall ever receiving a blessing from one when I was younger. If so they didn't have you kneel.

Frances · « **Reply #2 on:** February 02, 2014, 09:08:20 PM »

:dancing-banana:
Maybe they don't teach that in the n.o. seminary. Maybe they're not priests. In case of the latter, any Catholic can "bless" another.

poche · « **Reply #3 on:** February 02, 2014, 11:22:35 PM »

Quote from: Tiffany

I've met two NO priest in the past two weeks and neither one asked to bless us? Is that weird?

Maybe you should ask them for their blessing.

Tiffany · « **Reply #4 on:** February 03, 2014, 01:27:39 AM »

Usually they will ask us before we part ways.

poche · « **Reply #5 on:** February 03, 2014, 04:09:48 AM »

Quote from: Tiffany

Usually they will ask us before we part ways.

Well if he doesn't ask you, maybe he forgot. Why not just ask for his blessing if he forgets. Nobody is perfect.

Nadir · « **Reply #6 on:** February 03, 2014, 05:08:30 AM »

Quote from: Tiffany

I've met two NO priest in the past two weeks and neither one asked to bless us? Is that weird?

Not at all. It is not usual practice for NO priests to volunteer to bless a person, but I believe many would be happy to impart one if asked. You might find a rare exception.

It would also depend on the circuмstances of the meeting. If you were in a hospital bed and the priest was on call at the hospital, you could be pretty assured of a blessing, but it you happen to run into him in the street it is unlikely.

Dolores · « **Reply #7 on:** February 03, 2014, 08:07:02 AM »

I've never met any priest, traditional, NO, or otherwise, who asks to bless people. It has always been the other way around (the layman asking the priest for a blessing).

I've also never met any priest, traditional, NO, or otherwise, who has refused a blessing when asked by a layman.

Sigismund · « **Reply #8 on:** February 03, 2014, 06:44:38 PM »

Quote from: Tiffany

I've met two NO priest in the past two weeks and neither one asked to bless us? Is that weird?

No, it isn't. Generally the lay person asks for a blessing.

Tiffany · « **Reply #9 on:** February 03, 2014, 06:56:53 PM »

Any time I've met in person or talked to a priest on the phone before parting ways he has asked or said he would give me a blessing.

These priest yesterday seemed very casual, I had never seen priests who wore play clothes either, kind of head spinning.