Q&A for How to Bless a House

Anyone can bless their home. Religious clergy is not required to bless your home. We were all created by the same creator who created the religious clergy. Therefore all of the creators creations are holy.

Any of the blessings or rituals stated above, usually through an ordained minister or priest with holy water or anointed oil.

Salt covenant. It's a Christian house blessing, wherein you walk the perimeter of your yard or house with kosher salt and ask for protection and anything else for your home.

Yes, white is a good color to attract positive energy to the house.

You can bless your children to help them get away from harm if it comes their way, but they cannot entirely avoid harm. Everyone suffers, and everyone will have personal struggles. The best thing is to be there for them and pray every night for God to bless them and give them the strength and hope to get through the next day.

Usually you do not have to pay for a house blessing but in some cases you may have the option to give an offering in exchange for a blessing.

You should re-bless when you feel negativity is making its way back into your home or if a visit from someone has left your home with a feel of negativity.

A home can be blessed in any condition, but for safety and appeal, old carpet and flooring should be replaced to create a most positive atmosphere.

Not if you are Orthodox Christian or Roman Catholic. Other faith traditions (and even other Christian traditions) may not require a priest or minister's presence.

If you can get a priest to bless it and make it holy water, setting vials of it around the house should ward off unwanted demons and evil spirits.

You may contact your local church and request a priest to bless your house.

No, but it is welcome. Also giving a rosemary plant to put outside a door is a very old custom, or a bundle of white sage. That was customary in the Middle Ages, and many people are bringing that back.

You can get holy water at any Catholic Church. Show due respect for the church and ask the priest or the Catholic office staff to assist you.

As long as you're comfortable with whatever you're being asked to do, and your friend is okay with it too, that's absolutely fine!

You're not crazy at all. Houses absorb energy over time. If a lot of people have lived there, there's going to be a lot of energy in the house, and it's not always necessarily good energy. I would suggest doing a cleanse to get rid of any of the negative energy that may be lingering, because that can greatly affect not only your health, but your mental well-being as well. Incorporating as much positive energy into your space as possible will also help resolve the issue - music, dancing, laughter, all of these things will make your space feel lighter.

If you're an atheist, you probably have no need to bless your house because it is a religious/spiritual practice. If you're agnostic, or would just like to bless your house anyway, follow the steps given in the article, or pick and choose which practices you would like to take part in.

You shouldn't have to pay him at all. If they're requesting money, that's not someone who's working in God's service.

It is distilled water that is blessed by a Catholic priest. You can't make your own.

He can if you ask him to. Catholic priests can bless houses, people, animals, and items such as candles, rosaries, etc. Just talk to the priest about it.

Your local Catholic priest may have some. If not, bring your own to him and he can bless them for you. He could also bless water for you or crucifixes. It's customary to put a donation in the poor box for this service.

Yes, since a blessing is just positive energy being sent out as a form of protection from negative energy.

You can ask whomever you'd like to bless your home, as long as you are comfortable and feel that they'll bring positive energy and blessings.

Yes, because you believe in the house blessing. What the others think has no bearing. Your blessing should protect you and everyone else in the house.

Try smudging the house with a bundle of sage. Simple waft the smoke into the corners of the house while telling any spirits to go and leave the house in peace.

Yes, please get the house blessed by a Catholic priest. If you're not Catholic, just explain why you want the blessing and they should do it for you.

Blessings can only be given through the Melchizedek priesthood. Only men with the Melchizedek priesthood can give real blessings in the Mormon church. If you need a blessing, asking a Bishop or the missionaries or a Mormon friend's dad are the easiest ways.

Yes, a Baptist deacon can bless your home.

Yes, however a Catholic priest may be more efficient in doing this.

Yes, it can be a good idea to have a support system there during the blessing of your home.

Bless it when you are ready and clear-minded enough to do so.