The Mass in Words and Pictures

Blessing of Incense

The blessing of incense before the Consecration.  Photograph © Society of Saint Pius X 2003.

The Priest puts more incense into the thurible and blesses it with the prayer "Per intercessionem beati Michaelis" ("Through the intercession of blessed Michael the Archangel...") asking Saint Michael to pray that God will bless the incense and receive it as a pleasing perfume.

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