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Today, after put solemn Mass, a nice family that was visiting asked me if I would give the "Blessing of a Woman after Childbirth" from the traditional (1962) Roman Ritual- also know as "the churching of women". Read the Catholic Encyclopedia article about it here. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Churching of Women
The blessing harks back to the biblical tradition of a woman needing to be ritually "purified" after childbirth- a tradition observed by the Blessed Virgin Mary herself...
Continued below.
The Churching of Women
Today, after put solemn Mass, a nice family that was visiting asked me if I would give the "Blessing of a Woman after Childbirth" from the traditional (1962) Roman Ritual- also know as "the churching of women". Read the Catholic Encyclopedia article about it here. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Churching of Women
The blessing harks back to the biblical tradition of a woman needing to be ritually "purified" after childbirth- a tradition observed by the Blessed Virgin Mary herself...
Continued below.
The Churching of Women
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