File: A priest imparting a blessing

A priest imparting a blessing

Summary

Description
1. The act of blessing with the sign of the cross performed by the clergy. 2. The name of the service when the Blessed Sacrament, after It has been exposed in the ostensorium, is adored by prayer and incensing; after which the priest raises the Sacred Host and blesses the people with It.
Source file
Catholic Picture Dictionary (Pfeiffer) - Benediction.jpg
Creator
R. and K. Wood
Credit
The Catholic Picture Dictionary, 1948, Garden City Books, by Harold A. Pfeiffer
Date
1948

Licensing

License
Public domain (pd)
Rights status
Public domain
Attribution required
No

File details

Dimensions
620 × 753 pixels
Source record retrieved
2026-08-29