Local pastors share New Year prayers seeking courage, renewal, and peace for the community, from heartfelt Christian reflections to a classic Irish blessing.

Shared Blessings worked to meet the needs of the community during 2025. Shared Blessings offers several programs that aim to ...

Find heartfelt new years prayers, biblical new year wishes, and a blessing for the new year to begin with faith, hope, and ...

Irish blessings are typically short poems or prayers that are meant to convey a message of hope, happiness, and good fortune. They often feature beautiful imagery and symbolism drawn from the natural ...

The Irish are known for many things, including their luck, food and, of course, St. Patrick’s Day — everyone’s favorite Irish-inspired holiday. Those who hail from the Emerald Isle are also famous for ...

A blessing (from to bless, Old English bleodsian or bletsian) originally meant "sprinkling with blood" during the pagan sacrifices, the Blóts (reference: AHD). A blessing, (also used to refer to ...

Developing this further, the hands are closer to the head and thought, representing spiritual influence, while the knees and ...

There is currently considerable discussion about whether it is possible to bless persons in same-sex unions. In light of this, it can be useful to step back and take a look at the topic of blessings ...

Traditions especially shine when it’s the first Lohri: for babies, for newlyweds, and for new beginnings of any kind.