| 单词 | benediction |
| 例句 | Turner heard them ripping the surface all around him, and felt the diamond spray sprinkle down on him in the moonlight like a benediction. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z In his khakis and rolled-up white shirt sleeves he looked like a working man, but he raised up one hand above his head the way he does in church to pronounce the benediction. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hard to say what she ever thought of Our Father’s benedictions, in church or out, so I pondered more interesting mysteries, such as her eye. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He called across a benediction, as is customary among travellers, and asked how far the road still was to the large town. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled, and gently raised the flats of his hands, in a sort of ironic benediction. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Then, having given her benediction, she settled back into her pillows and closed her eyes to the pain of living. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Reverend Dr. J. H. Barrows read a blessing and benediction and then, at the request of exposition officials, read a speech that Higinbotham had prepared for the originally planned ceremony. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The track curved and now it was going away from the sun which, as it sank lower, seemed to spread itself in benediction over the vanishing city where she had drawn her breath. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He gently touched Ben on the head, as if delivering some sort of benediction. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We waited for him to speak, like a congregation expecting the minister’s benediction. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Thousands of lips repeated the benediction, bent over like trees in a storm. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Father Antonio took the first envelope with a sigh and sketched the sign of benediction with his hands, but Esteban had already turned to leave. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She waved a hand in benediction over us. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z His behavior then was truly embarrassing, and I actually kissed him on the top of his head in benediction when he had finished. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z With this benediction, abruptly, he set oiT running; and I, caught unawares, ran after him, and within a few steps had mastered his pace. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When she had straightened the bed to his liking the big Greek inclined his head so deliberately that the gesture seemed one of benediction rather than a simple nod of thanks. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Stone had pronounced the benediction and was on his way to the front door when she went down the aisle to corner Herbert, who had remained behind to shut the windows. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The effect of it wasn’t very dignified, so Father retreated back to his pulpit made of wired-together palm fronds and raised up one hand, intending I guess to pronounce the benediction. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He has captured the sun, given a blessing to the world, a benediction of color. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He pronounced a hasty benediction: “Heavenly Father please make me a powerful instrument of Thy perfect will here in the Belgian Congo. Amen.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Today, art schools and MFA programs are often erroneously seen as a late, tenacious iteration of the old state academy, handing out artist benedictions. What is an artist? Peter Plagens' 'Bruce Nauman' illuminates 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z “Give Up the Ghost” offers the comforts of an acoustic guitar and a wish for benediction — “Gather up the pitiful in your arms” — against a phantom choir of Mr. Yorke, shakily harmonizing with himself. Critic?s Notebook: Radiohead Surprises With Early Release 2011-02-18T23:25:50Z Though she’s no longer the conscience of afternoon television, her benediction is still sought by the unlucky, the needy and the creatively bankrupt. Television Review: Following Lindsay Lohan After Her Latest Rehab 2014-03-10T21:29:04Z For a moment they were a facsimile of innocence as she knelt before him while he laid his hands upon her head as if delivering holy benediction. Nazi Comb-Overs 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z The archbishop gave a benediction calling on God’s blessings. T Magazine: In Lagos, the 1% Takes Stock 2014-04-25T17:00:01Z Haitink lay something close to a benediction on that benighted music, and through it on us, as if to say that everything would be all right, that we could accept calmly what was to come. Bernard Haitink, Perhaps the Wisest Conductor of Them All 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z After he finished, the poet Elizabeth Alexander offered a benediction in the form of two poems: Wallace Stevens’s “The House Was Quiet and the World Was Calm,” and “Branch Library,” by Edward Hirsch. The Rose Reading Room and the Real Meaning of “Luxury” in New York City 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z I mean, yeah, it’s true, but declaring it breaks the spell, and turns a genuine small moment into a benediction from a dying sage. Review: ‘Looking For Alaska’ but Finding Talky Teens 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z It is rare that any artist gains and sustains the instant benediction of the entire art world. Perspective | Netflix’s ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ is a revenge fantasy against elites — making it perfect for the age of Trump 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Here was a chance for a personal benediction. Waiting for Cumberbatch 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z And when the snow starts to fall, it feels like a benediction. Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre: Rite of Spring and Petrushka – review 2013-04-12T21:00:00Z As the centerpiece of complex pageants, the host was then carried through cities and towns, radiating benediction. Art Review: ‘Illuminating Faith’ at the Morgan: Images of the Eucharist 2013-07-04T20:22:28Z An invitation has become a benediction of sorts. Graydon Carter, the Last Impresario 2014-02-28T22:40:19Z The title is a kind of benediction on the whole enterprise. Who do you think you are? 2010-05-28T23:06:00Z It was like a benediction to a hall filled with newfound admirers. Pianist Jan Lisiecki: Extremely talented and incredibly young 2012-02-09T17:55:04Z “Final Follies,” which was finished only weeks before his death at 86, is a charming benediction and farewell to the caste whose demise he chronicled so faithfully. Review: The Ages of A.R. Gurney in the Wistful ‘Final Follies’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z When he finished, Mr. West retook the center, then lay prostrate on the floor as Kirk Franklin, the gospel maximalist and bridge-builder, emerged to give a benediction. Review: Kanye West’s ‘The Life of Pablo,’ Songs of Praise and Self 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z She also invited Mekas to guest-direct a crucial scene in the movie, a communal campfire that functions as a kind of benediction over the film’s troubled characters. | Screen Siren 2014-02-12T22:37:30Z For a short time, a near-total silence descended like a benediction, all too rare in an age of constant distractions. National Symphony Orchestra shines in quiet moments at Wolf Trap Ms. Fleming, for whom Desdemona in Verdi’s “Otello” was once a signature role, gave an eloquent account of the “Ave Maria,” a kind of benediction over the gala. Best Classical Music of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z A vibraphone rhythm keeps calling out, a perpetual annunciation; the ensemble surges and recedes, again and again, moored to a mellow piano; a flute line soars, a kind of benediction. A Long-Lost Composer Is Raised From the Dead 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z In a new episode, he solemnly tells Bear, “Carry on, my wayward son, there’ll be peace when you are done,” a benediction from the classic rock band Kansas. The Remarkable ‘Reservation Dogs’ Runs Away Toward Home 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z But before Mumford took the stage, the sky cleared and a rainbow arched above the Hudson, like a benediction for Mumford & Sons’ excursions ahead. Pop: For Mumford & Sons, the Road Is Like Home 2012-09-23T03:03:11Z I do so miss Cowes week, but the benediction of the Archbishop of Canterbury does help with the loss. Counting One's Blessings: The Selected Letters of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, edited by William Shawcross – digested read 2012-10-14T18:00:02Z His stark Shakespeare odyssey Forests, at the Barbican this month, offers no easy road to benediction. Carmen; the Manson Ensemble; the Nash Ensemble – review 2012-11-25T00:05:46Z Sometimes all three are heaped together, and once I received the benediction of a cow’s foot, its collagen leaking a shining trail through the stew. Meals for (Mostly) Everyone at Divine Flavored Nigerian Food Truck 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z “I believe she’s to be released back into the wild after the benediction,” she says of the singer Ethel Merman. Books of The Times: ?Watergate,? a Novel by Thomas Mallon 2012-02-15T20:34:23Z So does an author interview with a major media outlet or the benediction of an influential club. Timing, Patience and Wisdom Are the Secrets to Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Success 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z Their gaze on mine felt like a benediction. I walked away from my Pentecostal faith to live my own life — and nearly lost myself 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z For Murugan, the statement was both “a command and a benediction.” How Perumal Murugan Was Resurrected Through Writing 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Those serene last notes were like a benediction. A perfect storm: Yo-Yo Ma, Haydn and Bach with Seattle Symphony 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Where “Toosie Slide” plays like a royal benediction — the world’s most savvy and influential pop musician spinning an entire digital platform on his fingertip — “Bored in the House” feels like from-the-ground-up playtime. It’s a TikTok! No, It’s a Song! Drake and the Viral Feedback Loop 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z More often they offer benedictions over the living. In Letters to the World, a New Wave of Memoirs Draws on the Intimate 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Sure enough, one gets into a state of mind and it seems to work out well — the contrasts between the pieces, and this wonderful farewell, “On the Holy Mountain,” which is such a benediction. ‘The Great Czech Piano Cycle’ Arrives at Carnegie Hall 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z With that, Ms. Rampling pressed her palms together and bowed slightly before walking away, a wordless benediction that she offered throughout the evening. At 69, Charlotte Rampling Knows What ‘You Look Amazing’ Really Means 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z The right weather at the right moment feels like a benediction; this is what turns ordinary, easy-to-forget days into halcyon days. Turned Out Nice Again by Richard Mabey – review 2013-03-08T09:00:01Z It has the same faith in enlargement, in the possibility of benediction from oblique and unexpected sources. What drives writers to drink? 2013-07-27T23:05:00Z Sebald's influence also lingers, like a benediction, in the world of print. WG Sebald's quietly potent legacy 2013-05-13T16:17:59Z Whether it was the benediction or the stew is difficult to say, though I received one prayer and ate two bowls. In Italy, a poetic walk in Dante’s footsteps 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Bones from the drowned of the Middle Passage are reborn as a living Book of Exodus: “mosaics/ mantled by the benediction of the shark’s shadow.” In Praise of Derek Walcott’s Epic of the Americas 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z But his benedictions can’t save the city, and the family’s arrival christens one of its darkest chapters. A Fortress to Faith — or Faith’s Undoing? 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Amazingly affectionate in the pursuit of friendship, she ended every phone call or inscription with some French endearment that felt like a benediction. Becoming Francine du Plessix Gray 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z And it falls, of course, to Boyd Crowder, infinite font of flourish and flim-flam, to give the last, best benediction to Justified and its love of lingo. Justified Watch: It Beats Angry 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z What benediction is possible for soot-faced proles shunned by God and man? Step 1: Kill Husband. Step 2: Assume His Identity. 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z In this way, "Calliope" indicts men like Richard Madoc while granting benediction to everyone who feels swindled by those like him, figures who owe whatever image burnishing they gain to pilfered power. "The Sandman" retrofits an old story into a cautionary fable about opportunistic "male feminists" 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z My husband, sitting nearby, snapped a picture of the canine benediction. Modern Love: A Lesson in the Desert 2013-07-18T22:19:50Z The spotlight shone down like a benediction, and Ms. Fellows walked onstage. Edith Fellows, a 1930s Child Star Trailed by Dickensian Woes, Dies at 88 2011-07-03T00:58:59Z After conferring with A-Trak, he played two more, “Power” and “Runaway,” happily bumping fists with audience members who were probably trying to avoid getting poked by his pyramid ring during their benediction. ArtsBeat: Kanye West, a Party Spoiler That No One Minds 2010-10-24T11:14:00Z She was given the benediction by prominent critics, such as Clement Greenberg, but remained on the edge of the social and professional circles of the New York art scene. Review | An artist who stood apart from D.C. intrigue and the New York whirl 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z They can shape the narrative as they see fit, receiving benediction by way of a journalist’s empathetic mien in reaction to their replies. Morning TV confessionals: From Nick Sandmann to Jussie Smollett, these interviews fail us 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Instead it invites the viewer to grasp the difference between that and understanding the how of it all without necessarily offering benediction. Through blurred lines "A Teacher" is a difficult examination of consent and trauma 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z There’s a sort of benediction and a sweet sadness in that imagery. Theater Review: ‘The Memory Show,’ at the Duke Theater 2013-05-10T17:35:52Z “Orange,” in contrast, closes on a note of benediction for some of its characters and uncertainty for others. "Orange Is the New Black" ends justly, asking: Where do we go from here? 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z And so I heard his voice, even and soothing, but not his words, like a minister giving a benediction in Latin. Love and rockets 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z It’s a little heavy-handed, as “Law & Order” benedictions go, but it’s an apt beginning for an episode that takes a blunt-force approach. ‘Law & Order’ Review: Leaving Out the Best Parts 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z So the same distracting question recurs throughout a meal here: Does serious food in the United States really still need a French benediction? Bites : Restaurant Report: Le Bec Fin in Philadelphia 2012-12-14T16:28:55Z Ms. Bernhardt renders E.T. single and large, like an icon, often outlined in gold or silver spray paint and frequently raising his glowing forefinger in benediction. What to See Right Now in New York Art Galleries 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z After God intervenes, the piece concludes with an envoi, like an undulant benediction, beautifully sung in duo by these impressive artists. Music Review: Chamber Music Society at Alice Tully Hall 2013-05-12T21:55:55Z He was a man who inflicted much pain, and also, on occasion, bestowed miraculous benedictions. Recalling the Eloquent Loneliness of the Playwright Brian Friel 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z From end to end, it’s an album of love songs: love progressing through childhood crushes, adult lusts, parental nurturing and benedictions for unknown descendants. Dave Matthews Sings to the Next Generation on ‘Come Tomorrow’ 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Autobiographical songs about terrorism in Dublin and overcoming “days of fear” had a new context, and Eagles of Death Metal provided a benediction. All the Best Shows, of What the Critics Have Seen 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Later, the body of Leon sings a final monologue, like a benediction, in music that surrounds ethereal vocal lines with shimmering strings and pungent harmonies spiked dissonance. John Adams’s ‘Death of Klinghoffer’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z The award isn’t much — just an ugly plaque and a chance to eat a chicken dinner with your favorite professional cranks — but it’s a benediction of sorts, and a telling one at that. Manohla Dargis’s Top Films of 2013 2013-12-11T15:00:41Z Where they went in the bleak weather of May and early June is as tantalising a mystery as their return is a benediction. Richard Mabey: in defence of nature writing 2013-07-18T13:00:02Z Nearby, a crowned woman raises her hands in praise and benediction. The mystery of an artist only deepens: The remarkable drawings of Martín Ramírez at DTLA's new museum 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The first song from a Little Dragon album due March 27 is an electro-soul benediction for an undramatic relationship set to a low simmer. Demi Lovato’s Anguished ‘Anyone,’ and 11 More New Songs 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Woods described his association with Gillespie as a “benediction,” the seal of his worthiness as a musician. Phil Woods, celebrated alto saxophonist in jazz, dies at 83 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z She closed with a gentle benediction: “Just believe in yourself.” Critic’s Notebook: Afro-Punk at Commodore Park in Brooklyn 2012-08-27T21:48:59Z As an encore, the group played Laurie Anderson’s “Flow”; in this context, her short, tender work felt like a benediction. Review: Kronos Quartet Offers a Creative Snapshot of a Global Pandemic 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z The ballad-like “Prometheus” bristling with simmering resentment and defiance, was followed by the ethereal benediction of “Ghost Greetings” and “To the Moon,” sung with guileless simplicity. Review | A wide-ranging program of song at the Library of Congress 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Many of these unfettered, insane yarns can only be done justice via animation, but even their tragic or frightening recollections are granted a measure of benediction via Judge’s artistic rendering. Funk was the black answer to “Star Wars”: Take the trip with “Tales From the Tour Bus” 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z I say that both as a genuine benediction and a suggested mantra for you. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Good-natured teasing is in the eye of the beholder 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z He is best known for his benediction, “God bless us, every one!” which continues to prompt tears. Rethinking Tiny Tim: Should a Disabled Actor Play the Role? 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Then he got booked on “The Tonight Show” at a time when Johnny Carson’s benediction was pure gold. The Legacy of David Letterman, Icon of the Grizzled Generation 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Both evenings closed with a happy constant for these parks concerts: an elaborate fireworks display that provided a bombastic benediction for this golden anniversary that was as noisily, joyfully appropriate as any music. Review: New York Philharmonic Goes Timeless in Central Park 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z But what he finds when he and Scully go in search of a predatory beast is validation and a sort of benediction. ‘The X-Files’ Season 10, Episode 3: Mulder Rediscovers His Monster Mojo 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z He sent a text that seemed a kind of benediction and validation. The Return of the Shadowman 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Eventually the band got around to “Get It Wrong, Get It Right”; the dangling scrap metal was put to use, with Feist’s voice hovering above it like a benediction. Feist?s Solitary Road to New Album ?Metals? 2011-09-18T02:17:42Z This was a toast, after all, not a benediction. Gloria: a short story by Alice McDermott We were fearless and convinced that our poems merited the great poet’s benediction. Pablo Neruda Wrote Me a Poem 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Her threat provokes a savage verbal assault on her from Riggan, an invective that by its very heat, expresses a conflicted desire for her benediction. ‘Birdman’ Stars Michael Keaton and Emma Stone 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Yes, this is about art’s immortality and the benediction of posterity. ‘Written on Skin’ brings theater to opera stage 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z Low evidently intended to say with its music what Sparhawk did in his customary farewell benediction: “Peace be with you.” Everything about veteran indie-rock group Low is emotionally constrained 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z In concert, the Brahms symphony, Rattle says, comes like a “benediction” after the “apocalyptic music” of the three modernists. Simon Rattle's farewell tour with the Berlin Philharmonic swings into L.A. and Costa Mesa 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Intrigued by this benediction, I decided to return — with a true Ch’ti by my side. Choice Tables: Flemish Comfort Food in French Flanders 2011-02-18T19:55:00Z The infinitesimally mild satire of the hotel’s blandly and dogmatically romantic pop culture is matched by the movie’s ultimate benediction of—surprise, surprise—the redemptive power of true love. The Petty Laments of Yorgos Lanthimos’s “The Lobster” 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z For all the grunge-gy goodness and sloppy drunkenness to entertain you at The 5 Point Cafe, there’s still nothing more fun than reading the admonitions and benedictions posted on its five-page menu. The 5 Point Cafe: stiff drinks and crabby charm 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z "Mad as the Mist and Snow" becomes an arena-ready bluesy jig, while "The Faery's Last Song" serves as a lilting benediction. Review: Waterboys set Yeats' poetry to music 2013-03-25T17:09:48Z When the men removed the screens with the same perfect synchronization, Charles was revealed, kneeling in a simple white shirt, surrounded by four gold-and-white-robed clerics, their hands raised in benediction. Choreographed Formality, Like an Elaborate Masque 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z While the ending may seem formulaic — a gathering of the young and old, the living and the dead — it is a benediction on the searing forces that preceded it. In Louise Erdirch's 'LaRose,' parents make an impossible bargain 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z At one point, for instance, Herbilla speaks in singsong intonations from atop a pedestal, fingers raised in benediction like a priest, as two of his castmates kneel ecstatically nearby. With Theatre Du Jour play, prepare to be shocked, and maybe grossed out, too 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Morgan Freeman closed the luncheon with a benediction to celebrate the honorees, including the late actor Sidney Poitier, who died at the age of 94 early this year. From Cooper to Spielberg, stars turn out for AFI Awards 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Some of the crowd booed the Muslim man who gave a benediction, and cheered when a Christian pastor implied that God was partisan. This is what it feels like at the Republican convention in Cleveland 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z It ended in a place of uncertainty and benediction for its characters. Best TV of the Decade, from 2010 to 2019 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z And then, after the benediction, I opened an e-mail from my friend Matt, who had extracted another unalienable truth from the proceedings: “Biden is a testament to the transforming power of successful hair plugs.” A Biden Moment 2013-01-26T01:36:39Z Similarly Jimmy does not aim for benediction but, by the grace of Gould, receives it anyway. S'all done: "Better Call Saul" closes with a journey through time and regret 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The credits of Under the Cherry Moon end with a benediction: “love God may u live life 2 see the dawn.” The Beautiful One: Prince On-Screen 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z He’s finding solace, fleeting and fragmentary, and every springy guitar lick is its own benediction. Critics? Choice: New Cds: Wrapping Up Life and Death In One Album 2011-04-11T21:45:09Z Parker returned with Rachmaninoff’s exquisitely gentle Prelude in G Major, as a kind of benediction for his fans. Jon Kimura Parker’s ‘Rite’ packed with power | Classical review 2013-05-09T17:32:36Z And benediction comes in a concluding, litany-like chanting of the names of famous Borromini churches, settling on a serene, affirmative, distinctly terminal D minor chord. Music Review: Beating the ‘Curse of the Ninth’ 2014-02-04T13:01:10Z The objective is to find the earliest and most illustrative uses of a word, not to grant benediction to anything as “proper English.” O.E.D.’s New Chief Editor Speaks of Its Future 2014-01-21T21:45:05Z In Jewish Orthodox tradition, during the benediction, the Shechinah, which very roughly means the feminine counterpart to God, enters the sanctuary to bless the congregation. William Shatner: How Kirk and Spock's Relationship Held 'Star Trek' Together 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z You were barely aware that the drama was being pulled along at all, until you arrived at redemption music that sounded less a benediction than a relief. In a Wagnerian Whirlwind, One Conductor Breaks Through 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z But the action is clear — and, as ever, the lullaby Anne sings to Tom in the madhouse near the end rends the heart, a benediction over a troubled man and a troubled world. Review: A ‘Rake’ Takes a Treasured Spot in the Opera Season 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Beethoven is said to have attended one of the child’s concerts in Vienna and kissed his brow afterward in benediction. Looking at Franz Liszt on His Bicentenary 2011-10-22T04:00:08Z The melody is fond and gentle; the song sounds like a benediction. Perfume Genius’s New Album, “No Shape,” Is Full of Sunlight 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z They will later clamor outside the church to meet the man, to receive his benediction. After U.S. sex abuse scandals, an accused priest rises again in Paraguay 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Their words echoed through the room like a benediction: “Protection.” A Monument to the Lives of Black Women and Girls 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Even that benediction meant a lot to me.” The killer career of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Ms. Dinnerstein’s parting gesture, the Aria from the “Goldberg” Variations, was less an encore than a benediction. Music Review: Mourning, Bach and a 9/11 Theme 2011-06-07T21:27:25Z Though they are doubtlessly sincere, his remarks had the appearance of a careful calculation on the Academy’s part, as if his benediction were their cover for awarding a regressive film. Oscars 2019: A Spike Lee Win Notwithstanding, Hollywood’s Dinosaurs Prevailed 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The president held his palm out in a gesture of benediction. The president pardons a turkey, one of the more normal things he’s done this month 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Bendix-Balgley returned after his affectionate performance of the Mozart for an encore of two keening, quicksilver klezmer tunes: a quiet benediction over a dark history. Review: The Berlin Philharmonic Gives a Master Class at Carnegie 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z The encore, the grand finale of “Abbey Road,” summed up much of Mr. McCartney’s songwriting in its quick-changing suite: ballad, rocker, anthem, benediction. Paul McCartney Offers Guileless Romance at Irving Plaza 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z This is Reid's gift to his wife, his benediction. Too much grief 2011-08-19T21:55:11Z “For this reason, pastoral prudence must adequately discern whether there are forms of benediction, requested by one or more persons, that do not transmit a mistaken conception of marriage,” he wrote. Pope Francis suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible in response to 5 conservative cardinals 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Instead of bitterness, the sisters offered up a benediction: For Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, being a drag nun transcends Dodgers drama. It’s a calling 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z A white man in leadership at our university’s library peppers his speech and email with Christian buzzwords like “blessings” and “benedictions,” even using them in presentations over Zoom. Must Love Dogs Was Not in the Job Description 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Thousands of Jewish worshippers gathered at the city’s Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray, for a mass priestly benediction prayer service for the Passover holiday. Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z This would be a fitting benediction if the storm had passed, but so far that hasn’t happened. How Silicon Valley Bank echoes WaMu and the Panic of 2008 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z “Because when a benediction is requested, it is expressing a request for help from God, a plea to be able to live better, a trust in a father who can help us to live better.” Pope Francis suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible in response to 5 conservative cardinals 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z But that also means that it really isn’t seen, which is a shame because these honorary awards are both a benediction and an introduction. 20 years later, we look back at a cringeworthy Oscars for the ages 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z I can’t really imagine what kind of power play this man would be making by offering blessings or benedictions, which are not, strictly, religious terms. Must Love Dogs Was Not in the Job Description 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z The catalogue lists 40 people who escaped enslavement in Montgomery County, Md., followed by the phrase “may their memory be a blessing,” a traditional Jewish benediction. Review | In the galleries: Immersive meditations on legacies of the enslaved 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z In 2019, he asked her to deliver the benediction at his inauguration when he was sworn in as Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor. In Braddock, Pa., prayers and empathy as Fetterman seeks help for depression 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Scrawled along the length of the wall, in pastel chalk, were appeals to community solidarity, affirmations that Black Lives Matter, and benedictions for the 10 lives lost in the Buffalo shooting. A Field at a Crossroads: Genetics and Racial Mythmaking 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z On the campaign trail, President Barack Obama said of the man who gave the benediction at his second inauguration in 2013: "You don't find a lot of people in Washington like Rev Warnock." Georgia Senate election: Who is Reverend Raphael Warnock? 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z A benediction is an offering of good wishes, though it can also be a prayer offered in, well, blessing. Must Love Dogs Was Not in the Job Description 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z His emotional disintegration in the final moments is a shattering benediction indeed. The best movie performances of 2022 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Adams adds a benediction after sharing her favorites: “May all gardens emanate smells that make us stop and breathe a moment longer!” The most fragrant native plants are just heavenly. Here's what to plant now 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The event will honor members of the U.S. military, include a flyover, an invocation and benediction, a color guard, and a wreath laying, according to the event organizers. Veteran's Day events planned across Southern California 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z The poem is, in some ways, a homage or benediction for those who did not survive the crossing. A bilingual California poet honors migrants — both the living and the dead 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z If his blessings and benedictions escalate into proselytizing, which is an entirely different and unacceptable thing, it’s time for you to engage in some professional escalation, too. Must Love Dogs Was Not in the Job Description 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z The ritual would end with more prayer and what the document called a "benediction". Defying Vatican, Flemish bishops allow blessing same-sex unions 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Though supported through some of the higher notes by Carlile and Wynonna Judd, the performance was all Mitchell, floating into the hushed air not just as her signature song but as a benediction. Column: Once again, Joni Mitchell gives us all a reason to live 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z This he follows with his own special benediction: the sign of the cross performed in the air above Eric's feet. Perspective | Remembering ‘White Pony’ Tony, who kept Washington’s shoes gleaming 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z “I watched her give sacraments, give the benediction. I still have this image of her in a pastoral robe and stole,” Ok said. Korean American female pastors push back against patriarchy 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z After an exceptional hour, Mozart leaves us with a benediction but without the peace offering. Commentary: How the L.A. Master Chorale makes choral music matter in modern America 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Then my grandfather exploded, in a way that did not end with a change-of-heart benediction. 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' told the story of many families, including mine 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The crowd in front of the fire house raised their hands and repeated the benediction that he had given to so many others. The Photographs of 9/11 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs, offered a humbler benediction in an Aug, 26 statement of condolence for the 13 Americans who had been killed at Kabul airport. Opinion | Don’t compound the Afghanistan mistake by fighting the last war 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z They have toured razed Rohingya villages and offered benediction to Buddhist civilians who took part in the bloodshed. Myanmar’s Monks, Leaders of Past Protests, Are Divided Over the Coup 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z But, thanks to an overwhelming Master Chorale, we were left with an intense, distilled vision of what a benediction could be, if we could only hang on to it. Commentary: How the L.A. Master Chorale makes choral music matter in modern America 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z And six minutes later — the song over, the aural dust still settling — there’s the cover band’s benediction: “Thank you. Thankyouverymuch.” Perspective | Rhapsodizing over ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’: A video from 1976 has exploded online 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Known to others as “la pastora”, she delivered sermons and benedictions to other migrants and at migrant shelters, listening to others who were in pain, like her. Families separated at Mexico border build new American life 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z He is probably only a teenager, but he very coolly makes the rounds of handshakes, daps, and benedictions. The gold chain that got away 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z The Rev. Joseph Lowery, a civil rights movement leader, recited the third stanza of the song to begin his benediction at the ceremony. Gannon adds ‘Black national anthem’ to pregame ceremonies 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z A benediction is a closing prayer at the end of a public event. Civil rights leader Rev. William Barber to deliver homily at official inaugural prayer service 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z The ceremonies will include a poetry reading, the Pledge of Allegiance and a benediction. Trump decree on Covid visiting rules rebuffed as he enters final day 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z In 2013, he gave the benediction at the second inauguration of President Barack Obama. Georgia Senate election: Democrats take control with Warnock and Ossoff wins 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z “I was asked to give the final benediction — everyone now says: ‘You’ve blessed the pope,’” she said, laughing. Protestant Church That Found Refuge in Italy’s Hills Helps Syrians Do the Same 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z And on what would be his last day in office, a Sunday, he said, he would leave with a benediction for Mr. Lewis and his work. There’s Another Runoff in Georgia, and the Winner Gets a Month in Congress 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z We were singing and we were praying, and it was time to go, and someone came up into the pulpit area and whispered in my ear, “We can’t do the benediction yet. Keep singing.” Voices from the fight: An oral history of the four-year movement to defeat Donald Trump 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z A decade later, in May 2018, Hagee was chosen to deliver a benediction at a ceremony for Trump’s relocation of the U.S. Evangelical leaders are a reliable clientele for the Trump hotel in Washington 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z There would be plenty of time for handshakes and benedictions. Anarchic spectacle leaves Bielsa's and Guardiola's heads spinning | Jonathan Liew 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z These things cascading down on me like a blessed medicine, like the first benediction of the world, or the last. Overcoming fears, discovering nature ... what I have learned from lockdown 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z The ending is one of the most wrenching spiritual benedictions in all of cinema. From 'Ten Commandments' to 'Uncut Gems,' here are 12 great movies for Passover and Easter 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Late in his life, Rev. Lowery returned to the news pages when he became a vigorous supporter of Barack Obama, who chose Rev. Lowery to deliver the benediction at his presidential inauguration in 2009. Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader and aide to Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 98 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z Known as a powerful and witty orator, Lowery won new admirers in 2009 when he delivered a rousing benediction at the inauguration of President Obama. Joseph Lowery, founded Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr., has died 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z “At least the relatives and family know that someone is taking care of them, with a prayer and a benediction before they are taken away,’’ he said. Italy hopes virus is easing but fears new onslaught in south 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z No matter what your life was, there comes this final benediction. ‘It’s as if I’m falling from a 50-storey building’: a year without sleep 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z “When the opera appeared in France, already there was a question about its relationship to power. It secured the benediction of royal power.” Why Paris Opera singers and ballet dancers are protesting Emmanuel Macron 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Mary Oliver, the revered poet who died in January, provided the benediction: “Maybe our world will grow kinder eventually.” In 2019, the urgency — and hysteria — of the news overshadowed rare moments of beauty 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z I had a surge of love, tenderness and connection with all these strangers, that felt like a benediction. The hell of individuation and how dancing could be the cure | Brigid Delaney 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z But Sunday’s real resurrection was of “Oceana” and its choral benedictions on our dying coral reefs. Review: L.A. Master Chorale revives Golijov's startling prophetic, globally warmed 'Oceana' 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z For decades, veggie burgers were the token offering to vegans at the backyard barbecue, and Tofurky was the Thanksgiving benediction to the meat-free loved ones in our lives. Veggie burgers were living an idyllic little existence. Then they got caught in a war over the future of meat. 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z It’s a fitting benediction for an actor who poured himself into his work, and for a character whose exhaustion was evidence of his humanity. Appreciation: The Peter Fonda role we should be talking about isn't 'Easy Rider,' but 'Ulee's Gold' 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z The sandwich lady announced “Holland Tunnel,” and I stepped forward to receive the wax-paper torpedo that she lifted in silent benediction over the deli counter’s sneeze guard. Perspective | A real bread-and-butter issue: What kind of sandwich are you? 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z But for the rest of my life, I will squirm at the memory of those conversations, the unearned kindness of the people I buttonholed, essentially demanding their permission and benediction. Perspective | Is it ok for a white author to write black characters? I’m trying. 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z But in its way this, too, is a benediction and a respite, a place removed from a world grown bitter and mean. In a grandbaby’s pure joy, respite 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z Trump last night tweeted a benediction for the people of France as the Notre Dame cathedral smoldered: Bernie Sanders boosted by Fox News town hall broadcast – live 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z “This need to touch is a concrete way of seeking the benediction of God,” Father Guerra said. Restoration of Holy Stairs Lets Visitors to Rome Follow in Pilgrims’ Knees 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Cardinal Dolan, a native Missourian, gave the benediction at President Trump’s Inauguration, and once joined the Rockettes’ kick line at Radio City Music Hall. What Do the Church’s Victims Deserve? 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Tragically for Los Angeles, it now reads like a benediction. Nipsey Hussle's lyrics were designed to be recited the world over 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z First they pray, repeating two benedictions Hicks wrote on Stankewitz’s behalf. In San Quentin, a moratorium on the death penalty elicits a muted response from the doomed 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z Earlier, Grassley had offered the Senate his own benediction to supplement the Senate chaplain’s: “Let’s all pray that the president will have wisdom to sign the bill.” Opinion | This Trump performance is why people talk about the 25th Amendment 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z “It’s almost a historic benediction,” said Cornell William Brooks, a longtime Virginian, professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and former chief executive of the NAACP. Anger and sadness as African Americans in Virginia consider Northam’s fate 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Trump carried on for a few minutes, then approached the winning turkey and raised his hand like a priest offering benediction. Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys in somewhat joyless event 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Tellingly, Cooper’s book concludes with a meditation on joy, a benediction of sorts that ends with a reminder: “What you build is infinitely more important than what you tear down.” The Perils and Possibilities of Anger 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z After a closing hymn and benediction, the organ pipes fell silent. ‘The end of our journey’: A historic black church closes its doors in a changing D.C. 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z It was no happenstance that he was the minister who gave the benediction at the U.S. embassy dedication ceremony in Jerusalem in May, as Israeli forces were gunning down unarmed protesters in Gaza. From peace to armageddon: The Israel-Palestine nightmare 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z To the legions of viewers already convinced that Trump is a toxic threat to the very foundations of American democracy, those appearances amount to benedictions by some of the high priests of journalism. Opinion | Trump has drawn much of the media into a distortion of their traditional roles 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z The ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda concluded with a benediction by Barry C. Black, the Senate’s chaplain. McCain funeral: McCain lies in state at U.S. Capitol as Pence, congressional leaders honor late senator 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z It was a fitting benediction for a utterly convincing musical sermon. Review: Ry Cooder preaches his gospel on the Prodigal Son tour stop in Escondido 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z You get a chaplain calling benediction on the day and post-race interviews in which winners sometimes plead for sponsorship. Looking for America at the Riverhead Raceway 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z He waited until the congregants closed their eyes in benediction, took a handgun out of a waist pack and began firing. Plans Unveiled for Memorial at Site of Charleston Church Massacre 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z At President Barack Obama's first inauguration, the Rev. Joseph Lowery concluded the official benediction with the following passage: The Philadelphia Eagles and “their President”: Trump’s act of potent symbolic racism 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z At least one worshipper had reserved her benediction for the nation. News Whiplash and a Sense of History in the Making in South Korea 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z “It’s amazing how this film reflects reality,” he said, in the process giving the movie a fitting benediction. Terry Gilliam gets his long-overdue moment with ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ at Cannes 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z At the opening of the American embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, a prayer and a benediction were given by two Christian evangelicals from Texas notorious for insulting other religions. Pastors at embassy opening show evangelicals' deal with The Donald 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z A decade later, guess who Team Trump invited to deliver the benediction at today’s ceremony in Israel at the opening of the new U.S. embassy. Trump's other controversial pastor in Jerusalem today 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z He tried tweeting; he tried rallying; he even bestowed his personal benediction on Moore. Opinion | Trump’s newest enemy: Gravity 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Previewing the lot last month, Christie’s described the painting of Christ holding a crystal orb in his left hand and raising his right in benediction as “the biggest discovery of the 21st century”. Leonardo da Vinci painting sells for $450m at auction, smashing records 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z “These ceremonies usually include an invocation and benediction, but the record demonstrates that only three Sunday religious services were held at the Memorial - all of which occurred in August 1931.” Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z It was last January, January 20th, that Cardinal Dolan gave the benediction at President Trump’s inaugural. Full Transcript: Paul Ryan’s Remarks at the Al Smith Dinner 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z This is the guy who was invited to deliver the benediction at the opening of our embassy in Jerusalem. Trump's other controversial pastor in Jerusalem today 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Stardom wasn’t a benediction, but something she had earned role by role. The Versatile and Resilient Amy Adams 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Hier, who delivered a benediction at President Trump’s inauguration this year, said he visited the king’s palace in February. Amid excitement and suspicion, Bahrain prince visits Museum of Tolerance 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z But for white residents, the time was ripe that Monday to turn out for a mass benediction of Lee and the war effort he led. The day white Virginia stopped admiring Gen. Robert E. Lee and started worshiping him 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z “He was a must for the invocation and the benediction.” Lewis Anthony, pastor who bridged D.C.’s religious and political communities, dies at 65 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Ms. Hood saw the priest her husband once was, offering blessings and benedictions to his congregation. At His Own Wake, Celebrating Life and the Gift of Death 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Roof said little until the church members closed their eyes in benediction. Grandfather Apologizes After Dylann Roof’s Guilty Pleas Add to Sentence 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z At 6 p.m., there will be solemn evensong and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Religion events from around the Washington area 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z When one of them told me “You are one of us,” it felt like a benediction imposing an oath that I would not disappoint him, then or ever. The Elephant in the Room Is 86 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z “God bless Boeing,” Mr. Trump said after offering a similar benediction for the nation. Trump, Battered in Washington, Is Buoyed at Boeing Rally 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Not in benediction, but as an exercise in diction. Inside ‘The Front Page’: Pulling off a huge Broadway production night after night 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Earlier this year, Ivanka Trump asked her rabbi to offer a benediction at the Republican National Convention before her father accepted the Republican nomination. Rabbi Marvin Hier Must Bow Out of the Trump Inauguration 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z But Ms. Sanders, in her third round of testimony during the proceedings, said the percussion of gunfire, which began as the worshipers closed their eyes in benediction, haunted her each day. Anguish, Rage and Mercy as Dylann Roof Is Sentenced to Death 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z He will preach at five masses on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, celebrate three of those masses, as well as preside at a late afternoon evensong and benediction. Father Ryan: An essential priest in a secular Seattle 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z But as they rose for the benediction, the gunman began firing, she said. Spared by Gunman in Charleston, Churchgoer Describes Night of ‘No Mercy’ 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Angst about Trump suffused Latvian Independence Day celebrations Friday, even making its way into the official benediction at the 13th-century Riga Cathedral as leaders and military officials prayed for Latvia’s continued freedom. Fearing closer Trump ties with Putin, Latvia prepares for the worst 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z A pastor gave the benediction “In Jesus’ name.” The F.B.I. Reinvigorates Trump 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z For this, the critics kneel at his feet, rocking back and forth, murmuring benedictions. Bob Dylan, Donald Trump and the wrong prizes 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z She recites one prayer, a benediction to keep souls out of purgatory, thirty-three times a day, one for each year of Jesus’ life. Emma Donoghue’s Art of Starvation 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z In footage of it, Close offers a benediction, saying, of the Upright Citizens Brigade, “I think they’re the new thing.” How the Upright Citizens Brigade Improvised a Comedy Empire 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Bahmed, who is close to the moderate Islamist party Movement for a Peaceful Society, described the growing number of women in Islamic dress as a "benediction." Fundamentalists gain ground in Algeria as war memory fades 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z Bahmed, who is close to the moderate Islamist party Movement for a Peaceful Society, described the growing number of women in Islamic dress as a “benediction.” Fundamentalists gain ground in Algeria as war memory fades 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z If the first lady's speech is a benediction, the speaker before her, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, perhaps was invoking the early part of the president's career. Michelle Obama, Cory Booker Testify to America’s Greatness, Call for Unity 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z That benediction makes the book seem like a talisman, a way of warding off evil as a character might in a fairy tale, which, in a way, is what “Room” and “The Wonder” are. Emma Donoghue’s Art of Starvation 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z They even booed when the Rev. Cynthia Hale, giving the opening benediction, mentioned Clinton’s name. Clinton leaves Democrats’ liberal wing high and dry 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Pastor Mark Burns, in the convention’s first moments, said in his opening benediction that “our enemy is not other Republicans but is Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party.” Republicans debate: Kill Hillary, or merely jail her 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z The pastor who offered the afternoon benediction felt compelled to remind the delegates, “Our enemy is not other Republicans, but is Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party.” Rancor Reigns as Bitterly Divided Republicans Begin Their Convention 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z It was a benediction that the President, in a web of words that didn’t fit the audience’s grim mood, couldn’t himself provide. President Obama's Town Hall Meeting Showed TV's Limits 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z He told Diallo it would be a benediction to treat the sick. He Survived Ebola. Now He’s Fighting to Keep It From Spreading. 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z It ends with a promise, and a benediction: “We’ll eventually all fall asleep.” Paul Simon’s Hot Streak 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z In Prince’s hands "Creep" is an accusation, a commiseration, and finally a benediction. Dearly beloved: The Verge staff reflects on Prince's life and music 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z In his off-the-cuff cultural benediction, Wynn provided a partial blueprint for Austin’s success: a concentration of cultural amenities, a deep pool of talent and a local and visiting populace eager to participate in a scene. 'Welcome to Austin, don't move here': why local backlash won't stop SXSW 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z But without that kind of prayerful self-examination, our own spirituality becomes no more than a thin benediction over views shaped by other values. 7 Ways to Prepare Spiritually to Vote 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z This benediction is sold as a gratuity, but somebody must ultimately pay, and new research suggests the hidden costs—in the form of lower take-home pay—are far higher than advertised. ObamaCare’s $1,200 Pay Cut 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z It is an odd benediction, and one that is scuttled by the movie’s final images, which show that, on the football field, the hits will keep on coming. “Concussion” Makes a Christian Argument Against Football 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Both newsletters therefore confer a kind of benediction of trust on their subscribers. Lena Dunham and why 2015 was the year of the email newsletter 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z He gave a benediction at the last Republican National Convention. Marco Rubio’s Political Dexterity 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z Almost all the songs written at the Siena House had the characteristic of benedictions; they were less wardings-off of evil than conjurings of good. The Melancholy Mystery of Lullabies 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Carver, surprised — if not humbled — delivers his character’s benediction in a simple line of dialogue that Mr. Bahrani did not write. Michael Shannon discusses ‘99 Homes’ financial crisis, Superman, ‘Freeheld’ 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z It is an odd benediction, and one that is scuttled by the movie’s final images, which show that, on the football field, the hits will keep on coming. “Concussion” Makes a Christian Argument Against Football 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Then he’s to go to a balcony to greet and offer a benediction to the throngs below. The Latest: Pope calls on US to abolish death penalty 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z That’s the word I grew up hearing like a benediction in my grandmother’s stories. Assignment America: Sandpoint, Idaho 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z The ceremonies became a celebration of the Confederacy with veterans parading in full uniforms, songs, flowers and a “benediction or eulogy about the so-called Lost Cause.” Southern states observe Confederate Memorial Day 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z James Haslam of the Vermont Workers Center said some of the protesters moved into the House chamber Thursday after Shumlin completed his inaugural address, not realizing a benediction was being given. Protest leader: Disrupting inauguration prayer ‘unfortunate’ 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Some entered the House chamber, drowning out parts of a benediction delivered by Rev. Robert Potter of the Peacham Congregational Church. Shumlin: Beef up renewables, put teeth on Champlain cleanup 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z But the most interesting in memoriam came from Ezra Klein, Vox.com’s editor-in-chief, because he wrote as a spokesman for a new model of political journalism pronouncing a parting benediction on the old one. The old journalism and the new 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z The benedictions come in various styles and sizes to suit a variety of occasions, including priesthood ordinations or the decision to enter religious life. A Papal Decision Leaves Some Feeling Less Than Charitable 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z “In this way, the memory of our loved one becomes a benediction.” Faith of Slain Journalists Remembered at Home 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z When some of the protesters heard applause after the speech they moved into the chamber, not realizing there was a minister giving a benediction. Protest leader: Disrupting inauguration prayer ‘unfortunate’ 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z "The famous British rain!" enthused our guide Jason Liu, smiling heavenward as though inviting his group of 18 Chinese tourists to be grateful for the benediction. Chinese tourists: 'Make UK visas easier!' 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z In 2010, the World Cup soccer games took place in South Africa, another sporting-world benediction of the peace Mr. Mandela did so much to deliver to his country. Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s Liberator as Prisoner and President, Dies at 95 2013-12-05T22:07:39Z The leader of the Boston Archdiocese traditionally gives the benediction at the college’s ceremony. Cardinal bypasses Boston College graduation over abortion issue 2013-05-21T00:41:59Z According to a report from the Salt Lake Tribune, women are currently scheduled to offer invocations or benedictions at the church’s April conference — a first for the faith. Mormon women may lead prayer for first time at LDS General Conference 2013-03-21T15:59:00Z He began his papacy by bowing silently and asking his flock to give him a benediction: a benediction of prayers. Why we love Pope Francis 2013-03-15T20:27:04Z Rev. Luis Leon said that he received “hundreds and hundreds of e-mails” about his reference to gays in the benediction at President Obama’s second inauguration. Rev. Luis Leon reveals response to his reference to gays in presidential inauguration 2013-03-05T17:24:45Z On Feb. 28, he’ll be the Holy Father of the Roman Catholic Church, his prayers and benedictions craved and coveted by more than a billion faithful around the world. Where the Pope Will Live After He Steps Down 2013-02-16T05:15:00Z Cook has been making the rounds this week, offering soothing benedictions about the value and the worth of Apple. Apple CEO Tim Cook asks parishioners to have a little faith in investments 2013-02-12T22:02:00Z Hispanic organization with 40,000 member churches, gave a benediction at the Republican National Convention in Tampa last year. Among U.S. evangelicals, surprising support for immigration reform 2013-02-10T06:25:17Z The pastor, Rob Morris of Newtown's Christ the King Lutheran Church, provided the closing benediction at the interfaith event. Pastor apologizes for role in prayer vigil after Connecticut massacre 2013-02-07T02:19:22Z The minister originally chosen to deliver the inaugural benediction withdrew after being criticized for making anti-gay comments. Obama lauds progress on gay civil rights in inaugural address 2013-01-22T00:37:55Z The cardinal delivered benedictions at both the Republican and Democratic national conventions in 2012. Presidential rivals trade jokes 2012-10-19T02:49:31Z Apple, rather than being a company anointed, rather than raining benedictions on its users, was acting like bumbling, giant Microsoft, dressing its users in hairshirts. Apple CEO Tim Cook asks parishioners to have a little faith in investments 2013-02-12T22:02:00Z He has already played cameo roles in the campaign this year: he delivered benedictions at the Democratic and Republican conventions. Obama and Romney to Joust and Quip at Al Smith Dinner 2012-10-18T02:46:35Z Although I recently delivered the benediction at the Democratic National Convention, I considered the act religious, not political — a blessing, not an endorsement. Why I’m A One-Issue Voter 2012-09-19T11:45:30Z The usual convention formalities–colors, anthem, benediction—introduce Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank, who goes off prompter and over his time talking about “Myth Romney,” the political superstar that Mitt Romney will never be. What You Missed While Not Watching the Last Night of the DNC 2012-09-07T06:35:38Z The program moves on to the benediction, as if none of that just happened. What You Missed While Not Watching the Second Night of the DNC 2012-09-06T08:05:25Z Well, first of all, I’ll continue to meet with Cardinal Dolan, who, by the way, is going to offer the benediction on the last evening of the Republican Convention after my acceptance speech. New York Archbishop Will Give Closing Prayer at G.O.P. Meeting 2012-08-23T01:54:10Z As the first-year Harvard graduate student and scion of Mormon royalty shook hands and introduced his beautiful young wife, Ann, an informal benediction burst from the patriarch’s mouth. Romney’s rise through the ranks of the Mormon Church in Boston 2012-08-20T03:37:00Z During the boom, the countries were considered such a success that they were given the ultimate benediction of a glossy American magazine cover. The euro crisis is happening in Britain too 2012-06-11T19:00:08Z And after a moment's pause, the fun and merriment of the bridal feast went on without the pious benediction. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z "Well, then, good luck to you!" said Ned Ramley, laughing; and with this benediction, the young gentleman opened the cottage door. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z Shall we not read by the light of eternal day that every tree thus planted has brought its benediction to the world? A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z His benediction is for all men and yet carries a sense of restraint, perhaps a sense of doubt. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Consecrations, confirmations, images, relics, holy water, benedictions, were one by one introduced—even the hated religious orders were surreptitiously smuggled in. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z The Catholic Eucharist was replaced by the benediction of bread, which was performed daily at table. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z The oath of our fathers bound us together forever under the benediction of heaven! One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z He establishes secret relations with it, communes with it, eats of the fruit as if the tree itself rejoiced in bestowing such a benediction. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Had you been faithful now, and honoured God, and waited till His servant sent you off with his benediction, prosperity would have attended you, and your family would have been permanently settled in the throne. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z On Sunday the Pope himself performed High Mass in the Quirinal, and subsequently pronounced his benediction on the people, and then all was over. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z Not to be unkind, but it might be noted that, without archdiocesan benediction, the Yankees did splendidly in 1998. City Room: Mixing Religion and Baseball on a Day of Renewal for All 2012-04-05T13:08:53Z We saw Brigham Young, were admitted to prolonged speech of him, and received his parting benediction. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z The morning benediction which comes in at the window may temper one to better ways all the day. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Was it not the same spirit that dictated the benediction, “Blessed is he that considereth the poor; the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble”? The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z Over the central entrance is the loggia where the pope is crowned, and whence he gives the Easter benediction. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Charles I., when a prisoner, cured a man by his simple benediction, the Puritans not permitting him to touch him. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z The pictures still extant on the frontal comprise, in the centre, a figure of Christ in the act of benediction, holding an orb in His left hand. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z It is a way of pronouncing a benediction for the good received—not in empty words, but by a thoughtful and beneficent act. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z He sent her away with a hearty benediction, which seemed to convey to her an assurance that her prayer would be fulfilled. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z The Saviour is seen in the act of benediction, robed in gold: at his side are SS. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Then the two desolate sisters went back to their lonely home and empty life, wondering how they could go on without the presence that had been such a daily benediction. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z Gregory, bishop, servant of the servants of God, to all the archbishops, bishops, dukes, counts, and other princes of the realm of the Germans who defend the Christian faith, greeting and apostolic benediction. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Sin has so separated the whole race from God, that not one member of it can be brought near, can be brought into the region of benediction, without shedding of blood. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z Pope Clement VIII. was requested for his benediction, which he gave amply for the remission of sins. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction upon her. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The eighteen benedictions, or prayers, were recited in silence by each devout worshipper. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z And he renewed his promise that, besides amending his way of living, he would observe all obedience if only he might deserve to obtain from us the favor of absolution and the apostolic benediction. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z It is a great deliverance, and David, with peace and plenty around him, and the benedictions of the men of Keilah, breathes freely and praises God. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z He is represented in the act of benediction. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Specifically: The short prayer which closes public worship; as, to give the benediction. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z During the reading of the usual psalm, the reciting of a benediction, and even the confession of the creed, Joel's thoughts wandered. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z Frederick, by the grace of God bishop of Hamburg, to all the faithful in Christ, gives a perpetual benediction. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Omnia, to be used in blessing all objects for which a special benediction is not contained in the Roman Ritual. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 2012-03-23T02:00:31.587Z Here the pope paused, his face streaming with tears, and, standing in the starlit piazza, solemnly extended his arms in benediction over his sleeping people. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z I knelt down, and he gave me the usual benediction and then closed the curtains. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z No one spoke as the fragrance rose and spread itself like the incense of a benediction. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z If they are not received anywhere, let them go of themselves elsewhere, thus doing penance with the benediction of God.... A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z She lifted her hands as if in benediction, and then slowly the figure faded away. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z It represents the pope kneeling, and above him the Saviour in benediction, with SS. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The next ceremony was the benediction of the people from the palace, which is situate on the extreme height of the town. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z How joyous the reapers, their harvest songs singing As they see the maid bringing the flagon and horn; And the goddess of plenty benedictions is flinging Over meadows and pastures, and her barley and corn. Random Rhymes and Rambles 2012-03-21T02:00:31.003Z We clearly see that this is true from the paying of tithes, from the benediction, from the sanctification, from the receiving of the power, and from the governing of these things. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Then his mother placed her hand on his forehead, and her touch was like a benediction. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Martina, which contains the original model, bequeathed by the sculptor Thorwaldsen, of his Copenhagen statue of Christ in the act of benediction. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z We were in the midst of it all, and found ourselves giving our parental benediction almost before we knew what had happened. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z The benediction is fuller than in most of the epistles, and exhibits several peculiar features. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z And I, little Brother Francis, your servant, confirm to you, so far as I am able, this most holy benediction. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Followed by the beggar’s benedictions, she made to turn into the street which formed the continuation of the bridge, when an approaching flour truck brought her to a halt. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z He is represented giving benediction, between two allegorical figures of Justice and Religion,—a fine work of Leonardo da Sarzana. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z I have always been his faithful disciple, and now he has rewarded me with a benediction. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z And now every day is a transfiguration and every night a benediction. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z Pronouncing in English the words, “God, Liberty, Toleration”—“this,” said Voltaire, “is the most suitable benediction for the grandson of Franklin.” Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z Joe felt completely unmanned, and mingled his tears with those of his beloved and revered benefactress, while he bent to receive her parting benediction. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z Thus were the good effects of ablution, especially in wounds, attributed to some secret charm or quality conferred upon it by clerical benediction or the legitimacy of princes. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z And it is such an amiable community that it has immediately given its benediction in the most optimistic way. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Help us to undertake nought without Thy blessings, to finish nought without Thy benediction. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z Accompanied by these friends, they went to the chief church, where the bishop was waiting for them; and he gave them his benediction, full of tears of joy. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXX, 1640 2012-03-06T03:00:26.127Z "You could not hear the benediction this morning?" he wailed, with tears in his eyes. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z The apostolical benediction in those days was considered of great value, since it exempted all candidates from examination in anatomy, medicine, surgery, or any other qualification, when they applied for a degree. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The bishop is to be here, but he will only pronounce the benediction, for Lilian prefers to have Mr. Arlington perform the ceremony. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Because they have aided the world and others have entered into their labors their good work shall remain and its quiet influence shall be a benediction. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z Thus the Petrograd Soviet—that true father of the Soviet regime—has upon itself the seal of a formal "democratic" benediction in no way less than the Paris Commune. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z The pathetic predictions and benedictions pronounced by the dying patriarch Jacob to his sons, furnished our old writers with one of their best pretences for giving coat-armour to persons in those remote ages. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z On arriving at the place of execution, he knelt down and received the benediction of the confessor who accompanied him. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z He heard the clergyman ask the questions and pronounce the benediction. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z It is this which is pronounced as a benediction Sabbath after Sabbath, and for which we lift up our faces morning after morning, to receive. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z Then the priests spoke the benediction over the victorious host. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z You could not hear the benediction this morning! For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z The transcription and description of the various collects, psalms, anthems, benedictions, &c., which make up the order of dedication have been omitted for the sake of brevity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The friar shook himself, bestowed a short paternal benediction on the natives, and went on to Rome, with eyes bent on earth, according to his rule, and without pausing. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Give me the creed of one of God's fair days Wrought in the beauty of its loveliness; And then, the benediction of the stars, His eloquent ministers of the night. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z Mr. Hunter took both their hands in one of his; he raised the other in the act of benediction; the tears, which only glistened in the eyes of Florence, were falling fast from his own. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z In his now optimistic mood he hoped ultimately to receive from Ambles the kind of congratulatory benediction that the library at Church Row always bestowed upon his footsteps. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z But let us believe that over the cradle Nature bends and smiles, and lovingly above the dead in benediction holds her outstretched hands. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Dismissed, with a solemn benediction, all take their several ways homeward. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z May midday find us refreshed by Thy grace and eventide solaced by Thy benediction. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z According to the actual use of the Roman Catholic Church dalmatic and tunicle are worn by deacon and subdeacon when assisting at High Mass, and at solemn processions and benedictions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Father Gregory bestowed his benediction on the noble pair, and sent them away betrothed. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Then McGilead laid both hands on Lad's great honest head—almost as in benediction. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z So I add only my benediction, as ever, on your house, beginning with Mrs. Howells, going straight through, and ramifying as far as you permit me. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z May the smile of Thy benediction rest upon us, and give courage to meet the duty and bear the burden. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z The shadowed stream rolled far below, Where men moved noiseless to and fro As in some vast cathedral, when The calm of prayer comes to men, With benedictions, bending low. Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z "Therefore, to this dog will I, Tenderly, not scornfully, Render praise and favor: With my hand upon his head Is my benediction said, Therefore, and forever." The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z The bishop then alighted from his carriage, the priests gathered round him, and his grand vicar told the people to kneel down and receive their bishop's benediction. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z All thanks and benedictions—I shake your hand very hard—or would do so if I could attribute to you anything so palpable, personal and actual as a hand. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z There was a rush to the church door as soon as the benediction was pronounced, and it happened that I was one of the last to come out of the porch. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z The Holy Father sent his congratulations and apostolic benediction, in honor of this anniversary of his old and highly valued friend. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z The monk thereupon besought him to impart his benediction to the monastery; he complied, standing on the summit of an adjoining eminence. The Life of Saint Columba, Abbot, and Apostle of the Northern Picts 2012-01-28T03:00:27.347Z Over all the lawn the August sunlight lay warm and golden like a benediction. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z O, that Mother's sad affliction— Mother of all benediction— Of the sole-begotten One; Oh, the grieving, sense-bereaving, Of her heaving breast, perceiving The dread sufferings of her Son. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z So, in ending a Sale by Public Auction, Mr. Sapsea finishes off with an air of bestowing a benediction on the assembled brokers, which leaves the real Dean—a modest and worthy gentleman—far behind.” Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z You may publish this benediction with the words as related. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z He concluded by giving to the assemblage a benediction in the fashion of his own religion. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z "There, that was a real benediction," said the grandmother. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z This is an example of the large garment worn over the shoulders in religious processions and at benediction. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Having received the benediction, they kissed my hand and went away as they had come, laughing, singing and shouting in the joy of youth and health. The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter 2012-01-19T03:00:23.620Z Clement, bishop, servant of the servants of God, to the venerable brethren the archbishop of Canterbury and his suffragans, health and apostolical benediction. The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z He asked if I would give a word of benediction. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Note the humble reverence in the soaring appeal to the benediction of God, with which the whole address concludes. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z Pope Innocent III. was not the only occupant of the papal throne whose name deserves to be remembered with benedictions in connection with the hospital movement of the Thirteenth Century. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z I asked for his benediction, bowed and left him. The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter 2012-01-19T03:00:23.620Z Through it all stood the quiet figure of the priest, raising the relic high above the heads of the people whose voices were for the moment hushed, as the words of benediction were pronounced. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z "Get up," she whispers as she herself arises, "it is the benediction." Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress 2012-01-12T03:00:14.550Z After the Gospel was read, the sword was hallowed, and with a benediction put about his necke. The Lives of the III Normans, Kings of England: William the First, William the Second, Henrie the First 2012-01-08T03:00:21.027Z One only of these parting benedictions is imprinted on my mind. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z But the women came forward, with infants in their arms, and asked for benedictions. The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter 2012-01-19T03:00:23.620Z Above the benediction, in neatly formed letters, Brother Leo has written a short account of the sojourn at the Sacred Mount and of the Vision of the Seraph. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z The prayers, the hymns, the organ music, the sermon, the benediction—they can hear it all. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z It is a place monastic, set above The city's pride and pleasuring below; The benediction of the sky breathes love Over the olive trees and vines a-row. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z He also undertook the business of arranging for the acquisition of the greatest possible number of indulgences, for the Papal benediction in articulo mortis, for the prayers of any particular sisterhood, and so forth. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Again was sleep driven from me, but the night passed, and the blessed light of day stole upon me, as with a benediction from heaven. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z He will be blessed and happy who for Christ suffers malediction and insults from false hypocrites, because false malediction becomes a blessed benediction to the righteous. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z The priest's benediction surely could not bind me forever to a hateful life. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z I barely saluted as they passed, but Jacopo roared out for a blessing, and the papal hand airily cast a benediction at us. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z At any rate, before the service was over, before pronouncing the benediction, he came down to the altar-rail, in the way they knew so well. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z Like a benediction came the cool breeze of the sunset hour, bringing renewed strength. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z "That's our Lady," she answers, bringing her hands together in benediction. Burma's New Hope: A Repressive Regime Loosens Its Grip (for Now) 2011-11-30T15:30:00Z They sing a glorious duet that is like a benediction, so noble and pure are its harmonies. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z The chant quickened, and as the aged priest took the Bible from its place and held it toward the audience the bishop gave his benediction of peace to the “four corners of the earth.” Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z Among them is a very rude crucifixion; also a picture of Christ giving benediction after the fashion of the Greek church, and of a pontiff in the same act. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Dear Schiller,—You are showering benedictions on me. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z Put on with holy prayers; and 'tis spoken To the succeeding royalty—he leaves The healing benediction. Shakespeare A Lecture 2011-11-24T03:00:42.050Z Dr. B. gave me his noble hand to press, and murmured compliments 269 with the air of a bishop bestowing a benediction. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z The rest all kneel at the same time, and the priest gives the benediction. Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z Having enjoyed this �sthetic moment, one hurries out into the piazza in front of the church, where a great assemblage waits to receive the papal benediction. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z At one stage we depend on religious values, the curse and the benediction of the church, as a tremendously vital power in social control; now we find other modes of social energy frequently more efficacious. Social Value A Study in Economic Theory Critical and Constructive 2011-11-19T03:00:28.253Z I hang about you at any rate with all sorts of vows and benedictions. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z Do you imagine that the formal benediction of a clergyman would restore to me the self-respect of which you have deliberately robbed me, or wipe out the stigma that rests upon my child? The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo 2011-11-15T03:00:18.930Z This part of the procedure takes place apart from the crowd, and is followed by the presentation of the ring and the benediction which must take place before the public. Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z Cannons clear the way for his utterance, and holding up two fingers, he recites the apostolic benediction in a voice of remarkable distinctness and power. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Unspoken benedictions lie thick upon the air—the man's griefs are soothed away by the touch of invisible fingers. A Day With Longfellow 2011-11-13T03:00:15.157Z It has moved me as brave gifts and benedictions can only do when they come as signal surprises. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z Something was going on there, for he clearly heard some voices saying,— "Now he gives her the benediction ... now ... now." The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z O you who calumniate me without knowing me, come and hear the concert of benedictions which fall upon me from a crowd of good hearts and you will go away undeceived. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z Religion of this sort leads away from human mediations, from confessions, benedictions, injunctions, and permissions of merely human authority. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z We stepped in at a little church on our way back, where a benediction was going on. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z But it's evidently a delightful place, on which I cast my benediction and which I shall rejoice some day to see, so that you must let me tenderly nourish the hope. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z And then as to the ministry,—the "bread and wine" refreshed Abraham's spirit, after his conflict with Chedorlaomer; while the benediction prepared his heart for his conflict with the king of Sodom. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Instead of your mother giving the nuptial benediction to you, the order of nature is reversed, and you are giving it to her. Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter 2011-11-04T02:00:17.120Z Exorcisms, benedictions, prayers recited over graves, or secured as a cure for sick cattle,—these are some of the sacerdotal acts by which the lesser clergy live. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z She received the message with lifted eyebrows, and stood with cold pure profile averted until after the benediction. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z Ah how I pray you also may receive this benediction from your affectionate old H. J. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z Father Antonio then came upon deck, and bestowed his benediction upon the vessel, and upon all it contained; after which, descending to the boat, he was rowed to the shore. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z The cowardly Mexicans made no attempt to protect their intrepid friend, who, as he left the sanctuary, paused for a moment and stretched his hands in benediction over the recreants. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z And Truth who soared descends to-day Bearing an angel's wreath away, Its lilies at thy feet to lay With heaven's own benediction. Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z The women and men who had tasted the war all crying; all pouring benedictions upon his gray hairs as they came in sight; “God bless him” displayed on every corner. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z For how can I tell you what it is for me in all this latter time that William's children, and your children, should be such an interest, such a support and such a benediction? The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z After the benediction, however, Mr. Holcombe walked down the aisle to the pulpit and said to the minister: "How does a man join the church?" Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z The whole passage is a symphony of the sunset, but it is that ordinary word "quiet" which breathes like a benediction through the cadence, filling the mind with the sense of an illimitable peace. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z Above it the leaning cedars, newly-tipped with verdure, spread their peculiar flat crowns like ancient hands extended in benediction over the soil. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z At these words, all of them, encouraged with the benediction of the holy prelate, instantly armed themselves, and prepared to obey his orders. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z Soon after he returned to Ireland, bringing with him a copy of the Gospels, the Papal benediction, and the Canons of St. Finnian. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z It was a perpetual benediction to him to know her, to see the daily beauty of her faithful life, to feel the influence of her heavenly spirit. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Liberty brings benedictions in spite of nature, and in defiance of the same nature tyranny brings maledictions. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z Presenting them with solemn benediction to the Father, does he not intimate to us the offering of his humanity to Heaven as a sacrifice for our sins? Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z Next he obtained, first among the abbots of England, that he might be able to give episcopal benediction solemnly, wheresoever he might happen to be, and this he obtained for himself and for his successors. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z Last of all, David Bright rose, and after speaking a few fatherly encouraging words, he dismissed them with the benediction. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z This done, he recited another prayer, pronounced a solemn benediction over the place of sepulture, and the body was lowered into it. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The usual benediction on such an occasion is, "may you continue to live under the roof of your father-in-law in the enjoyment of conjugal bliss." The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z If the appointed absolution and benediction give peaceful assurance of pardon and heavenly succor to the penitent believer, it is because Christ is with the officiating priest. Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z Samson obtains from Pope Urban III the privilege of giving the episcopal benediction. p. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z It came to him, at that hour, like a benediction from God. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z After receiving a parting benediction from the priest, Catesby took his leave. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z When the guests retire, they congratulate the girl with the usual benediction to the effect,—"may you be blessed with a male child." The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Alexander, bishop, servant of the servants of God, to his dearly beloved son, the noble king of England, health, grace and apostolical benediction. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z He, accompanied by the head Bishop of Verdun and the dignitaries of the Cathedral, dispensed the benediction. John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch 2011-10-12T02:00:44.710Z The song of the birds "came like the benediction that follows after prayer." The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z Pausing for a moment to receive Garnet's benediction, he then strode away. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The father-in-law then takes off the garland of flowers with which the hands of the married pair were bound, and pouring some holy water on their heads, pronounces his benediction. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Adrian, bishop, servant of the servants of God, to his dearest son in Christ, the illustrious king of England, health and apostolical benediction. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z But let Brownson, whom Pope Pius IX., in a letter dated April 29, 1854, blessed with an apostolic benediction for services rendered, solve this point. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z Our Saviour, seated between four angels, gives His benediction to the saints, who advance towards Him. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Amid the jarring clamor and the frenzied shout of the departing squadrons, this anthem of mercy rises to God like a benediction. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Rice, fruits, and sweetmeats, are then offered to the goddess, who is religiously invoked to pour her benediction on the head of the child. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z In his heart the grand old man felt: "They are all my daughters, and the sweetest benedictions be on every one." Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z He extended his hands to the elder, but when the time came for Lia he hesitated a moment, and his voice trembled faintly in pronouncing the benediction for the second time. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z You sat there and listened to that, and when he was through you got up and sung the doxology and bowed your head while that makeshift of a preacher called down God's benediction on you. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z Composed early in 1861, it was sung throughout the South while the soldiers were hurried to Virginia with this, the grandest of martial airs, as a benediction. Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z When the father first goes to see the child, he puts some gold coin into its hand and pours his benediction on its head. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z The bright stars shone on dear old Hollins; the blue mountains stood guard round their jewel; and the sky dropped down benediction. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z A patriotic song, written by Robert Treat Paine, was sung, after which the benediction was pronounced. History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society 2011-09-27T02:00:16.967Z That pure affection which has been to you a fountain of benediction; that friendship which has been the crowning glory of your life—can you think of it apart from Christ? Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z December 2nd.—Napoleon crowns himself Emperor, and Josephine Empress, in the presence and with the benediction of the Pope. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z Every one who attends must make a present of one or a half Rupee to the goddess, and returns home with the hollow benediction of the Brahmin. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z The angels of domestic peace and joy sang benediction all the way. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z Five minutes later, the Cardinal stood before her, placid, urbane, picturesque in his brilliant, flowing robes, with one white, richly be-ringed hand raised in benediction, as he stood waiting for the Queen to speak. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z For which we have every reason to feel, not indeed pride, not self-satisfaction, not vainglory, but perpetual thanksgiving, and benediction to the Author and Giver of all good things. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z February 12th the Pope had written to "his dear son, General Bonaparte," to depute plenipotentiaries for a peace, and ends by assuring him "of our highest esteem," and concluding with the paternal apostolic benediction. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z With this solemn invocation, they, each and every one, fall down on their knees before the goddess, whose spirit had departed on the day previous, and in a contemplative mood implore her benediction. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Two other short speeches were made by admiring friends and Dr. Dargan pronounced the benediction. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z With a like imperturbable sacerdotal gravity—for I can be very serious if it be absolutely necessary—from the lofty Lateran I would have pronounced the annual benediction over all Christendom. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Mrs. Fabian smiling at her husband, now said, “Why not add a benediction to this little sermonette, dear?” Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z Will the public be offended, if here, as in private, I conclude my letter with a prayer for my dearest Father's benediction and preservation? The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z Obtaining their benedictions and being armed with the panoply of divine grace, the unhappy pair quitted their sweet home for the dreary forest. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Dr. Hatcher, with felicitous tact, called attention to the shining symbol of heaven's benediction on the proceedings of that solemn day. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z The first gift was the government of Berri, with fifty thousand francs to pay his debts and the hope that Fortune would continue her benedictions. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z And Mr. Manson, the butler, looking regretfully after the station brougham as it drove away, murmured benedictions, having palmed the largest tip that had come his way in a quarter of a century. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z Then the benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Mr. Odell, and the ceremony concluded with the singing by the Germania choir of Kuhlau’s beautiful choral, “Above all summits there is repose.” Burning of the Brooklyn Theatre A thrilling personal experience! Brooklyn's horror. Wholesale holocaust at the Brooklyn, New York, Theatre, on the night of December 5th, 1876 2011-09-13T02:00:36.647Z The questions were tantamount to a choir of benedictions mixed with passionate adoration of the Maid. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z The priest read from the Gospel, and, taking the sword, blessed it and placed it on the youth’s neck with his benediction. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Levy turned and beamed a benediction on his client's reunited family. Object: matrimony 2011-09-10T02:00:27.977Z I come from out the Holy Place With benediction for the earth, To wipe the tears from every face And tell the fallen one his worth. The Piper and the Reed 2011-09-10T02:00:23.967Z The apostolic benediction, with which he closes all his letters, occurs in many different stages of expression. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z Bend your head in the dewy freshness of every morning, ere you go forth to meet the day's duties and perils, and wait for the benediction of Christ, as He lays His hands upon you. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour 2011-09-03T02:00:17.117Z As the good Queen’s beloved bed-hangings were dispersed in fragments among the Canons of York, so her dying benedictions would seem to have been scattered no less widely to the winds. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z The Lieutenant was muttering something in his mustache that sounded like a benediction. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z And the soul rejoices and the body rejoices—the soul in the benediction, and the body in the glass! Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z After joining their hands, the old gentleman uttered a benediction over them, and embraced them both with much tenderness. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z Like the "pardons" and "benedictions" of Finist�re and other parts of Bretagne, the peasants of the Loiret have a quaint custom which bespeaks a long handed-down superstition. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z The voice of the bishop rose finally in benediction. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z Their faces are like a benediction, and you thank heaven for them. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z Each season, the stately peaks stretched their arms aloft towards the heavenly orbs to receive their snow's feathery drapery that fell like a benediction over them. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z He gave the principal prayer, consisting of eighteen benedictions, its final revision, and declared it every Israelite’s duty to recite it three times daily. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z A benediction seemed to have fallen over the world at the end of the turbulent day. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z If it be a benediction, we cannot bestow it upon one whom our father curses, our mother curses, and all our brethren. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z To know him was a consecration, to have his sympathy a benediction. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z And who shall dare to limit the influence exerted by that benediction on their future lives? The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z Finally the forty-four gray and green uniformed huntsmen, beaters, drivers and ourselves were ready, and the motley train moved away amid the uttered and unuttered benedictions of the families and relatives of the parting hunt. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z The next exercise was benediction in the church and I could not absent myself from this without being dispensed by my superior, and then for only very grave reasons. The Demands of Rome Her Own Story of Thirty-One Years as a Sister of Charity in the Order of the Sisters of Charity of Providence of the Roman Catholic Church 2011-08-18T02:00:21.113Z |
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