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==Origin==

==Origin==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] benediccioun, from Late Latin benediction-, benedictio, from benedicere to bless, from [[Latin]], to speak well of, from bene well (akin to Latin bonus [[good]]) + dicere to say  

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] benediccioun, from Late Latin benediction-, benedictio, from benedicere to bless, from [[Latin]], to speak well of, from bene well (akin to Latin bonus [[good]]) + dicere to say  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

A '''benediction''' ([[Latin]]: bene, well + dicere, to speak) is a short invocation for [[divine]] help, [[blessing]] and [[guidance]], usually at the end of [[worship]] service.

A '''benediction''' ([[Latin]]: bene, well + dicere, to speak) is a short invocation for [[divine]] help, [[blessing]] and [[guidance]], usually at the end of [[worship]] service.

==Judaism==

==Judaism==

[[Judaism]] developed ritualised benedictions ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berakhah Berachot]) for use at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Jerusalem Temple of Jerusalem], and the [[home]]. These Berachot often took the form of a [[blessing]] upon the fulfillment of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitzvah mitzvah] (divine commandment). The most important benediction was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priestly_Blessing Priestly Blessing] pronounced by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen kohenim] (priests descended from Aaron), as found in [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Numbers#Chapter_.6 Numbers 6:23-27].

[[Judaism]] developed ritualised benedictions ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berakhah Berachot]) for use at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Jerusalem Temple of Jerusalem], and the [[home]]. These Berachot often took the form of a [[blessing]] upon the fulfillment of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitzvah mitzvah] (divine commandment). The most important benediction was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priestly_Blessing Priestly Blessing] pronounced by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen kohenim] (priests descended from Aaron), as found in [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Numbers#Chapter_.6 Numbers 6:23-27].

==Christianity==

==Christianity==

From the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_church earliest church], Christians adopted [[ceremonial]] benedictions into their liturgical [[worship]], particularly at the end of a service. Such benedictions have been regularly practiced both in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Christianity Christian East] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Christianity West]. At the time of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Reformation Reformation], Protestants abandoned many of the benedictions of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church Roman Catholic Church], including the [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02602a.htm Apostolic Benediction] made by the Pope and his delegates, the "last blessing" of the dying, and virtually all benedictions of inanimate objects. However, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican Anglican] church retained the principle of benediction, and a benediction or [[blessing]] ends most Anglican services.

From the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_church earliest church], Christians adopted [[ceremonial]] benedictions into their liturgical [[worship]], particularly at the end of a service. Such benedictions have been regularly practiced both in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Christianity Christian East] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Christianity West]. At the time of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Reformation Reformation], Protestants abandoned many of the benedictions of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church Roman Catholic Church], including the [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02602a.htm Apostolic Benediction] made by the Pope and his delegates, the "last blessing" of the dying, and virtually all benedictions of inanimate objects. However, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican Anglican] church retained the principle of benediction, and a benediction or [[blessing]] ends most Anglican services.

A common form of benediction in Roman Catholic and liturgical Protestant churches is for the worship leader to raise his hands and recite the words of the biblical Priestly Blessing ([http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Numbers#Chapter_.6 Numbers 6:23-27]). This addition to the mass was made by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther Martin Luther] in his Deutsche Messe and remains traditional in Lutheran Churches.[1]

A common form of benediction in Roman Catholic and liturgical Protestant churches is for the worship leader to raise his hands and recite the words of the biblical Priestly Blessing ([https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Numbers#Chapter_.6 Numbers 6:23-27]). This addition to the mass was made by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther Martin Luther] in his Deutsche Messe and remains traditional in Lutheran Churches.[1]

Some Protestant churches have recently started to reincorporate the use of benedictions in the closing of their church services. Such benedictions may be taken from [[Scripture]], written by a church member, or a combination of the two.

Some Protestant churches have recently started to reincorporate the use of benedictions in the closing of their church services. Such benedictions may be taken from [[Scripture]], written by a church member, or a combination of the two.