Blessings & Benedictions

Blessing of an Expectant Mother

God our Father, source of all life, you have blessed this mother with the gift of new life. Watch over her in the months of waiting, strengthen her in body and spirit, and bring her safely to the hour of birth. Bless the child she carries, that this little one may be born in health and reborn in the waters of baptism. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Roman Ritual, Book of Blessings (Order for the Blessing of a Mother before Childbirth)

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