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Benediction is a short prayer for help and blessings from God. They are usually delivered at the end of a worship service. Roman Catholics have many more benedictions, usually with many candles (even poor churches have at least ten), than Protestants, who only have a few simple benedictions. A kind of benediction that is often done in both Roman Catholic and Protestant churches is for the worship leader to raise his hands and say the Biblical Priestly Blessing (Numbers 6:23-27). This was made popular by Martin Luther in his Deutsche Messe (German Mass). It is a tradition in most Lutheran Churches. F. Scott Fitzgerald also wrote a short story called Benediction in 1920.

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  • Feofan Blessing

    Icon of Jesus Christ Pantokrator by Theophanes the Cretan. His right hand is raised in benediction.

  • Lutheran St. Peter and Paul Cathedral Moscow service

    Benediction given by a Lutheran priest at the Lutheran Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul in Moscow

  • Sacrament denoised

    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at Sacred Heart Chaplaincy, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.

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