Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who in Christ has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly sphere!

never paying back evil for evil, never reviling when you are reviled, but on the contrary blessing. For this is your vocation, to bless and to inherit blessing;

she called out with a loud cry, "Blessed among women are you, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

Blessed are you who hunger to-day! you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep to-day! you shall laugh.

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this: ??'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth! Even so, it is the voice of the Spirit ??blessed in resting from their toils; for what they have done goes with them.'"

Bless those who make a practice of persecuting you; bless them instead of cursing them.

The cup of blessing, which we bless, is that not participating in the blood of Christ? The bread we break, is that not participating in the body of Christ?

Blessed is he who reads aloud, blessed they who hear the words of this prophecy and lay to heart what is written in it; for the time is near.

and both those in front and those who followed shouted, "Hosanna! Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name!

Blessed be the Reign to come, our father David's reign. Hosanna in high heaven!"

And as they were eating he took a loaf, and after the blessing he broke and gave it to them, saying, "Take this, it means my body."

He said nothing and made no answer. Again the high priest put a question to him. "Are you the Christ?" he said, "the Son of the Blessed?"

And the crowds who went in front of him and who followed behind shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name! Hosanna in high heaven!"

And blessed is she who believed that the Lord's words to her would be fulfilled."

for he has considered the humiliation of his servant. From this time forth all generations will call me blessed,

Instantly his mouth was opened, his tongue loosed, and he spoke out blessing God.

"Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, for he has cared for his people and wrought them redemption;

then Symeon took him in his arms, blessed God, and said,

but Symeon blessed them, and to his mother Mary he said, "This child is destined for the downfall as well as for the rise of many a one in Israel; destined to be a Sign for man's attack ??35 to bring out the secret aims of many a heart. And your own soul will be pierced by a spear."

For I tell you, you will never see me again till you say, Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name."