Just to mention...
And, yes, it is loosely based on a real-world Catholic blessing of a secular apartment or building, with the religious parts removed and a few other parts added.
(07-19-2018, 01:46 PM)robkelk Wrote: Rin and Usagi chanted a ritual that Rob recognized as being similar to a ritual Catholic blessing but with some important differences. He was surprised to hear it in English. "Bless this home, that it be the shelter of health, purity, and self-control; that it keep those who live here safe and secure; that there prevail here a spirit of camaraderie, goodness, compassion, friendship, and love. May this blessing remain on this place and on those who live here now and always."Making sure the wording of that blessing/spell was just right took longer than writing the rest of the scene put together.
And, yes, it is loosely based on a real-world Catholic blessing of a secular apartment or building, with the religious parts removed and a few other parts added.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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Forever neighbours, never neighbors
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown
Forever neighbours, never neighbors
Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada