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Our House was blessed and sanctified. – By Dr harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com House blessings date back to the early days of Christianity, and in Christianity, the rite takes the form of a prayer, with intercessions and several benedictions. Blessed salt and incense may also be used. In the Bible, God blessed the houses of His servants for His purposes and glory (Genesis 39:5; Ezekiel 44;30). There is nothing that indicates that a ritual preceded the blessing. God simply blessed His people were following in obedience to Him. Christians bless their homes because God comes to meet them there. In its official blessings for homes, the Church recalls that Jesus spent much of his ministry sharing a meal with people in their homes. For centuries, many different cultures have done something strikingly similar to their dwellings: they bless their homes. In the first Century A.D., some early Christians believed sanctifying ...