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Reception in the narthex of the church: mother kneeling with son. The Churching of Women ( benedictio mulieris post partum ), i.e., the blessing of one woman with her brand new baby boy (who is less than a week old!), on Monday, February 17th, the memorial of the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order , at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church. Celebrating Motherhood! The brief and beautiful ceremony, of 15 minutes or so that involved family and friends gathered before God, was a first for this blogger. Churching is the woman's way of giving thanks to God for the birth of her child, and predisposes her, through the priestly blessing that is a part of the ritual, to receive the graces necessary to raise her child in a manner pleasing to God. Congratulations to the happy parents, Fr. Kenyon and wife Elizabeth, on the arrival of their second son! Saints Sebastian and Edward: pray for him. Procession to the Sanctuary At the Gate: sprinkled with hol...