Benediction (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
A benediction
Benediction
A benediction is a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually at the end of worship service.-Judaism:...

is a religious invocation.

Benediction can also refer to:
  • Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
    Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
    Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a devotional ceremony celebrated within the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, as well as in some Anglican and Lutheran Churches, Liberal Catholic churches, Western Rite Orthodox churches, and Latinised Eastern Catholic Churches.Benediction of the...

    , in Roman Catholic and Anglo-Catholic churches, the display of the Eucharist
  • Benedictional
    Benedictional
    A Benedictional is a book containing a collection of benedictions or blessings in use in the Roman Catholic Church, essentially collected from those in sacramentary....

    , a book containing blessings
    • Benedictional of St. Æthelwold
      Benedictional of St. Æthelwold
      The Benedictional of St. Æthelwold is a 10th century illuminated benedictional, the most important surviving work of the Anglo-Saxon Winchester School of illumination...

      , an illuminated benedictional from the 10th century


Pop Culture
  • "Benediction" (story)
    Benediction (story)
    "Benediction" is a short story by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in 1920 in Fitzgerald's short story collection Flappers and Philosophers. It tells the story of a young girl, Lois, who is on her way to a tryst with her lover, Howard, and stops to meet her much older brother,...

    , a 1920 short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • "Benediction" (Angel), a 2002 episode of the television series Angel
  • Benediction (band)
    Benediction (band)
    Benediction is a British death metal band from Birmingham, England. They were formed in February 1989.-Biography:The Birmingham-based death metal band Benediction were formed in February 1989 by Paul Adams , Peter Rew , Darren Brookes , and Mark "Barney" Greenway...

    , a British death metal band
  • Benediction, the White Mage's two-hour ability from Final Fantasy XI
    Final Fantasy XI
    , also known as Final Fantasy XI Online, is a MMORPG developed and published by Square as part of the Final Fantasy series. It was released in Japan on Sony's PlayStation 2 on May 16, 2002, and was released for Microsoft's Windows-based personal computers in November 2002...

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