This blessing can be prayed when the crib is being put in place in the home and the family might gather around it and recite the following blessing prayer.
All make the sign of the cross, the recite as follows;
God of every national and people, from the very beginning of creation you have made manifest your love: When our need for a Saviour was great you sent your Son to be born of the Virgin Mary. To our lives he brings joy and peace, justice, mercy, and love.
Lord, Bless all who look upon this manger, may it remind us of the humble birth of Jesus, and raise up our thoughts to him, Who is God-with-us, the Emmanuel and Saviour of all, and who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
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