Offer Blessings Throughout the Day

A blessing "is a prayer invoking God's power and care for a person, place, thing, or undertaking" (CCC, p. 868). "Every blessing praises God and prays for his gifts" (Id., no. 1671; see nos. 1667-1679). Let us freely offer blessings, expressed through our thoughts, words and actions, praising God and invoking God's love, power, care, truth, peace, compassion, and healing for persons, places, things, and undertakings we encounter throughout the day.