blessing In religion, a blessing (also used to refer to bestowing of such) is the impartation of something with doctrines of grace, grace, Sacred, holiness, spiritual Redemption (theology), redemption, or Will of God, divine will. Etymology and Germani ...

is a type of religious pronouncement. Blessing or Blessings may also refer to:

Religion

Blessing (Roman Catholic Church) In the Catholic Church, a blessing is a rite consisting of a ceremony and prayers performed in the name and with the authority of the Church by a duly qualified minister by which persons or things are sanctified as dedicated to divine service or b ...

, a rite by which persons or things are sanctified as dedicated to divine service *

Apostolic Blessing The apostolic blessing or papal blessing is a blessing imparted by the pope, either directly or by delegation through others. Bishops are empowered to grant it three times a year and any priest can do so for the dying. The apostolic blessing is n ...

, a blessing imparted by the Pope

Entertainment

Fiction, film, TV

* ''Blessings'' (film), a 2003 television drama film directed by Arvin Brown * ''Blessings'' (TV series), a 2014 Singaporean television series * ''Blessings'' (novel), a 2024 novel by Chukwuebuka Ibeh * ''The Blessing'' (novel), a 2015 novel by Nancy Mitford

Music

* "Blessings" (Big Sean song), a 2015 song by Big Sean from the album ''Dark Sky Paradise'' * ''Blessings'' (Futuristic album), a 2017 album by Futuristic * "Blessings" (Lecrae song), a 2017 song by Christian rapper Lecrae featuring Ty Dolla $ign * ''Blessings'' (Laura Story album), a 2011 album by Laura Story **

Blessings (Laura Story song) "Blessings" is a song by American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter Laura Story from her 2011 album '' Blessings''. It was released on February 21, 2011, as the lead single. The song became Story's first Hot Christian Songs No. 1, st ...

* ''Blessings'' (Sublime with Rome album), a 2019 album by Sublime with Rome * "The Blessing" (Yoasobi song), a 2022 song by Yoasobi * "Blessings", a 1987 song by

Gavin Friday Gavin Friday (born Fionán Martin Hanvey, 8 October 1959) is an Irish singer and songwriter, composer, actor and painter, best known as a founding member of the post-punk group The Virgin Prunes. Early life Fionan Hanvey was born in Dublin an ...

and Simon Carmody * "Blessings", a 2016 song by Chance the Rapper from the mixtape ''

Coloring Book A coloring book (British English: colouring-in book, colouring book, or colouring page) is a type of book containing line art to which people are intended to add color using crayons, colored pencils, marker pens, paint or other artistic media. ...

'' * "Blessings", a 2016 song by Rich the Kid from the mixtape '' Keep Flexin'' * "Blessings" (Florida Georgia Line song), 2019 * "Blessings" (Calvin Harris song), 2025 *

The Blessing (rock band) The Blessing was a British musical group led by William Topley, whose music featured elements of blues, gospel, soul, and rock. The group released two albums and had one UK Top 40 hit before disbanding. History The Blessing was founded in Lond ...

, a former British rock band

Places

Blessing, Texas Blessing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. The population was 856 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Blessing got its start when the railroad finally was extended to that point, and first se ...

, United States * Blessing, United States Virgin Islands * Blessing, Virginia, United States

Other

* Blessing (name) * "Blessing" (poem), a poem by Imtiaz Dharker * E. K. Blessing, a manufacturer of musical instruments * Hotel Blessing, an historic hotel in Blessing, Texas, United States * ''Blessing'', a ship of the

Third Supply The Jamestown supply missions were a series of fleets (or sometimes individual ships) from 1607 to around 1611 that were dispatched from England by the London Company (also known as the Virginia Company of London) with the specific goal of initi ...

fleet to Virginia colony in 1609 * ''

Blessing of the Bay ''Blessing of the Bay'' was the second oceangoing, non-fishing vessel built in what is now the United States, preceded only by the ''Virginia'', in 1607. Construction The ''Blessing of the Bay'' was a thirty-ton barque or a pinnace, built large ...