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Papal Blessing Instructions

Important!: A Papal Blessing must be requested from the local (Arch)Diocese. The following instructions are applicable only to members of the Boston Archdiocese. All other requests will be ignored.

  1. Method of securing the blessng through the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington , DC
    1. Read the Important notice above!
    2. The request for the blessing should be addressed to the
      Very Reverend Richard Erickson
      Moderator of the Curia
      2121 Commonwealth Avenue
      Boston, MA 02135-3193
    3. Each request is to be sent to the office of the Moderator of the Curia together with the following information:
      1. The name(s) of the individual(s) to receive the blessing
      2. The occasion to be celebrated
      3. The date of the occasion
      4. If the occasion is a wedding:
        • the name of the church in which the wedding is to take place
        • the city and state in which that church is locate
    4. A recommendation from the parish priest of the individual(s) to receive the blessing, or from a priest familiar with the individual(s), attesting to his/her/their good standing in the Roman Catholic Church is to be forwarded with the above information.
    5. Include a forwarding address to where the blessing is to be sent.
    6. The offering for the Papal Blessing is $20.00. The check is made payable to The Apostolic Nunciature. It takes approximately 2 to 3 weeks for the blessing to be prepared, completed, and returned to the sender.
  1. If a more ornate scroll on which the Papal Blessing is recorded is desired, then the request can be directed to a commercial office in Rome.
    It takes 6 to 8 weeks via AIR MAIL for the scroll to be prepared, completed, and shipped. This secondary method does not go through the Office of the Moderator of the Curia, but goes directly between the requestor and the firm, Bruno del Priore
    1. The cost for the scroll (calligraphy) is $25.00 with the check made payable to Del Priore, SRL and mailed to:
      Del Priore, SRL
      Via de Porta Angelica, 33-35
      00193, Roma, ITALIA
      Phone: 011 3906-687-5527
    2. The information required for securing the Papal Blessing from the Apostolic Nunciature is also required, i.e., #3-4 in Section I above.
 

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