A Parent’s Blessing
March 6th, 2008 by 
claresiobhan
Give your children the gift of a blessing–often.
Try this simple formula every morning before school and every night at bedtime:
With your thumb, trace a cross on your child’s forehead and then say, “May the Lord Jesus bless you and give you peace, and may the prayers of the saints and angels preserve you.”
Some parents add a little sprinkling of holy water when they do this. Another form I’ve heard of is to say, “Jesus bless you, Mary keep you.” Or make up your own wording.
If you’ve never done anything like this before, it may feel awkward at first, both for you and for the children. But everyone will get used to it in time and the children will even ask for it if you forget.
Note: this blessing is not approved for use in any public liturgy. It is just a simple prayer I made up ans a simple thing I do with my children.
God bless you and them!
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March 7th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Hubby always did (and does) this on the childrens’ foreheads before bed, and simply recites the words we use when making the sign of the cross in French, au nom du Pere, et du Fils, et du Saint Esprit, Amen. One is grown up now and living in a different city, but even our teenager still appreciates this (and I know he would say something if he didn’t!)