_*At the Door*_

May God give His blessing to the house that is here.

God bless this house from roof to floor,

from wall to wall,

from end to end,

from its foundation and in its covering.

In the strong name of the Triune God

all evil be banished,

all disturbance cease,

captive spirits freed,

God's Spirit alone

dwell within these walls.

May every going out be in

the company of the Holy Spirit,

may every coming home be

a welcome into the heart of Christ,

may the Father of all life be the

foundation of all life in this home.

_*In the Kitchen*_

I would welcome the poor

and honour them.

I would welcome the sick

in the presence of angels

and ask God to bless and embrace us all.

Seeing a stranger approach,

I would put food in the eating place,

drink in the drinking place,

music in the listening place,

and look with joy for the blessing of God,

who often comes to my home

in the blessing of a stranger.

/We call upon the Sacred Three

to save, shield and surround

this house, this home,

this day, this night,

and every night./

Liturgy by St Bridget of Ireland, many hundreds of years old.