to invoke god's blessing
1invoke — [in vōk′] vt. invoked, invoking [ME invoken < MFr invoquer < L invocare < in , in, on + vocare, to call < vox, VOICE] 1. to call on (God, a god, a saint, the Muses, etc.) for blessing, help, inspiration, support, etc. 2. to resort to… …
2Blessing — Bless Bless, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blessed}or {Blest}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blessing}.] [OE. blessien, bletsen, AS. bletsian, bledsian, bloedsian, fr. bl?d blood; prob. originally to consecrate by sprinkling with blood. See {Blood}.] 1. To make or… …
3invoke — 01. The priest [invoked] a blessing for the sick child. 02. Too many people [invoke] a passage of the Bible to justify their intolerance of those who are different. 03. The old witch [invoked] the help of evil spirits to destroy her enemy. 04. By …
4PRIESTLY BLESSING — (Heb. בִּרְכַּת כֹּהֲנִים), the formula in Numbers 6:24–26 ordained by God and transmitted to the priests by Moses for the blessing of Israel. Verse 27, They shall invoke My name on behalf of the Israelites and I will bless them, makes explicit… …
5Apostolic Blessing — • The popes very often delegated to others the power to give this blessing in answer to petitions from princes, at the close of missions, and on such occasions Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apostolic Blessing Apo …
6MARRIAGE — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the concept in the bible in sectarian teaching in rabbinic literature in medieval and modern times marriage ceremony in the bible in the talmud post talmudic period the marriage… …
7Insha'Allah — ArabDIN|In šaʾ Allāh ( ar. إن شاء الله) is an Arabic term evoked by Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu and Bengali speakers to indicate hope for an aforementioned event to occur in the future. The phrase translates into English as God willing or If… …
8Al-Fatiha — This article is about the surah of the Qur an. For the LGBT Muslim organization, see Al Fatiha Foundation.        Sura 1 of the Qur an  → الفاتحة Al Fātihah The Opening Arabic text · …
9Richard Milhous Nixon: First Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Monday, January 20, 1969 Senator Dirksen, Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. Vice President, President Johnson, Vice President Humphrey, my fellow Americans and my fellow citizens of the world community: I ask you to share… …
10Amidah — The Amidah (Hebrew: תפילת העמידה, Tefilat HaAmidah The Standing Prayer ), also called the Shmona Esre (שמנה עשרה, Shmonah Esreh The Eighteen [Blessings] ), is the central prayer of the Jewish liturgy. As Judaism s prayer par excellence , the… …