The sermon was over; the blessing had been spoken; the congregation began to disperse slowly and quietly.
With the blessing of his superior, and the companionship of twelve faithful monks, he set forth on his arduous mission; and arduous truly it proved to be.
There is an interesting memorandum in it in Irish, made by MacButler himself: "A blessing on the soul of the Archbishop of Cashel, i.
Had the wise and good Earl lived to administer affairs for a longer period, it would have been a blessing to both countries.
It is hoped that many Irishmen in distant lands will look with no little interest on these beautifully executed engravings, and breathe a blessing on the memory of the good and gifted priest.
This is the Sunday before Christmas; and let all those who shall read this give a blessing on the souls of both.
If he could have suppressed a few other anniversaries in the north, it would have been a blessing to the United Kingdom.
During the blessing of a new peal of bells in a provincial cathedral, he had risen and read a paper of protest.
Well, it's a blessing that she was able to contribute her mite towards Protestant Truth before she went.
Before he left his study, he knelt down and prayed for a blessing in his mission.
What a blessing of Providence," said the secretary.
Protestants are waking up," said Mr. Hamlyn, "our work for the Cause has a blessingupon it.
Was the blessing greater from thy heavenly presence, or the blight which followed thy departure?
That blessing had we, being neither too high nor too low; high enough we were to see models of good manners; obscure enough to be left in the sweetest of solitudes.
They are not moved by the promise and blessing of God, "Be fruitful and multiply.
This was a blessing which even the wise among the heathen so greatly admired and so loudly lauded.
Man therefore having been thus created, male and female, from their blood under the divine blessing is generated the whole human race.
We also are enabled to praise God and to give him thanks for everyblessing of the soul and of the body.
Gentiles had the right of beggars, if I may so express it; and by begging they obtained the same blessing through the divine mercy, which the Jews possessed through the true posterity of Adam or the promise of God.
The godly moreover behold them highly honored of the Lord by the blessing and the glory of motherhood.
The blessing of fruitfulness upon creation is "good.
Nor were they created as to their substances and their bodies only, but as to the blessing of God upon them and through them; that is, as to their powers, effects and influence.
For they saw, that had they been left without this promise the blessing of generation would have indeed remained with men, as with all other animals of the creation, but it would have been only a begetting and a being born unto death.
One often desires a blessing which turns out to be a curse; thus I, who looked for a blessing and joy from this knight, have lost the dearest and most precious of my possessions.
I know: The properties of herbs, and have sometimes Brought to the afflicted comfort and relief By the secrets of my art; under His blessing Without whom all had failed!
The good old Dervise gave A blessing as they past.
Man can return his Maker's blessing in voluntary obedience and thanks; matter is inanimate clay for the Potter's moulding.
Which was, so said old Dick in confidence to the two young officers, "a blessing to everybody consarned, for that there Rajah Gantang was about the wussest nigger as ever suffered from the want of soap.
Soon after Selene's martyrdom dame Hannah quitted Besa; the office of Superior of the Deaconesses at Alexandria was intrusted to her, and she exercised it with much blessing till an advanced age.
Here at Lochias for the last week we have quite forgotten to distinguish day from night, and a blessing can never come too late.
Then we shall in truth be a race of priests whose vocation it shall be to call down the blessing of the Most High on all mankind.
We hold ourselves bound to the natives of our Indian territories by the same obligations of duty which bind us to all our other subjects, and those obligations, by the blessing of Almighty God, we shall faithfully and conscientiously fill.
Is it not a blessing to man to believe, that he shall be able to enjoy hereafter a happiness, which is denied him upon earth?
Yet we see not, that Providence refuses his blessing to a nation, whose chiefs are so indifferent about the worship that is rendered to him.
I do not doubt that your blessingwill be as good as mine.
And my terror of death was such that to have escaped the peril of it seemed a greater blessing than releasement from this island could ever be.
It was while building that square tower, twenty years before, that the mason Looney had dropped to his knees on the scaffold and asked the blessing of the Bishop as he passed.
It asked for the blessing of God on the fishing expedition which was about to set out.
For the good man has been a blessing to us," he added, nervously.
May the Blessing of many, who shall, in the present and succeeding Generations, reap the Benefit of your generous Donations, come upon you.
And if a Blessing be denied to all, "we shall notwithstanding be unto God a sweet Savour of Christ in them that perish.
So I listened, and heard that my eyes though dark as starless skies, could blaze as the sun with love, and that the blessing of a poor girl who had none to care for her, was upon the rich girl who held the treasure of my heart.
In cruel wrath, before he closed his eyes, he withdrew his blessing from his only son.
It's a blessing that he's honest, and that he was taught by Hawermann.
When we next saw him, he was walking about with his sister, and her daughter Lotta, and the two women were thanking and blessing him for all the loving help and brotherly kindness he had shown them for many years.
By the blessing of the Holy Trinity you are assembled here to-night under the roof of a young man who is very rich and powerful in England.
The words of blessing fell upon hearts and souls long dry and arid, atrophied by the things of this world, like the blessed rain of heaven upon the thirsting fields.
The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit be with you and remain with you always.
The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be among you and remain with you always.
Peace be unto you," he said again, as if blessing them.
But first let us pray for a blessing upon your arrival, and that all things may befall as Our Lord would have them.
O Lord of life and love, Come Thou again to-day; And bring a blessing from above That ne'er shall pass away.
Care had passed from it for a time; he looked with eyes of love at Mary and Sir Thomas, with eyes of blessing and of love.
The arrival of this eccentric Joseph person has really been a blessing in disguise.
Send down Thy blessing upon us, and especially guard and influence Joseph that those things which Thou hast designed for him be not too heavy for him.
Your visit has been a blessing to us, as it has taken us off our own sad thoughts.
When Kundry mentions that his mother is dead, and has sent her last blessing to her son, Parsifal is almost stunned by this, his first grief.
The Grail is uncovered, theblessing given, and the repast of love begins.
And haply by the blessing of these thou shalt beget upon my daughter a man child, a pious heir and a virtuous.
So they bade write the marriage writ and the Cohen, arising forthright, pronounced the union auspicious and began blessing and praying for the pair and all present.
He remained in the mosk until it became dark when he went out for something, saying to himself, I have heard a call from the Prophet (on whom be the blessing and peace of Allah!
Warn her, Bard, that Power is pressing Hotly for his dues this hour; Tell her that no drunken blessing Stops the onward march of Power.
The wretch detested must she trust, The servant master own: Confide to godless cause so just, And for God's blessing moan.
Not we for thirst of blood appeal To sword and slaughter cursed; We have God's blessingon our steel, Do we our pleading first.
In short, there is no end to the astonishing things that may happen when the curse of Adam becomes first a blessing and then an incurable habit.
The blessing of the Lord is in the reward of the godly; and in an hour that cometh swiftly he maketh his blessing to flourish.
The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy barns, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
The Oration of Moses at the Rehearsal of the Blessingand the Curse.
Should he, who had been blessed of the Lord, seem to accept the blessing of idols?
It changed into an earnest prayer, not that he might be like Neil, but a prayer for the same blessing that Neil had--a new heart.
So it was that the mercy which the old grandmother showed to the sick neighbor and her children returned in blessingon the panaderia.
The breaking of the Bread, the blessing of the Cup with the use of Our Saviour's words do remind us in the most solemn manner of the cost of our redemption and the great love wherewith He loved us and gave Himself for us.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "blessing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
