Blessing of Candles
℣.Our help is in the name of the Lord.
℟. Who made heaven and earth.
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with your spirit.
℣. Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living
God, bless ✠ these candles at our
supplication. By the power of the holy
✠ cross, pour out upon them a heavenly
blessing, O Lord, who gave them to
human kind in order to repel the
darkness. From this signing with the
holy ✠ cross may they receive such
blessing that, wherever they are set
up or lighted, the princes of darkness
may begin to tremble and depart, may
flee in fear with all their ministers
from such dwelling places, and may not
dare again to disquiet or molest those
who serve you, almighty God, who live
and reign forever and ever.
℟. Amen.
They are sprinkled with holy water.
Benedictio Candelarum
℣.Audiutorium nostrum in nomine Domini
℟.Qui fecit caelum et terram.
℣. Dominus vobiscum.
℟. Et cum spiritu tuo.
℣. Oremus.
Domine Iesu Christe, Fíli Dei vivi,
bénédic ✠ candélas istas
supplicatiónibus nostris: infúnde eis,
Dómine, per virtútem sanctæ ✠ Crucis,
benedictiónem cæléstem, qui eas ad
repelléndas ténebras humáno géneri
tribuísti; talémque benedictiónem
signáculo sanctæ ✠ Crucis accípiant, ut
quibuscúmque locis accénsæ, sive pósitæ
fúerint, discédant príncipes
tenebrárum, et contremíscant, et
fúgiant pávidi cum ómnibus minístris
suis ab habitatiónibus illis, nec
præsumant ámplius inquietáre, aut
molestáre serviéntes tibi omnipoténti
Deo: Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre
in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus per
ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.
They are sprinkled with holy water.