Sage Baby Blessing Ceremony Sample
The ceremonial space and the parents (Optional: Siblings, Godparents and/or Grandparents and/or guests) have their auras cleansed with burning Sage and then the baby is aura cleansed and blessed with age old blessings. This is a good idea to perform outside if a large number of people are to be saged, as it tends to get a little smokey.
(Please feel free to change any aspect of the ceremony, including blessings, readings, structure and wording or of course a custom written ceremony is available at no additional cost. Be as creative and individualized as you would like! ***You may add multiple blessing rituals as well for an additional cost.***)
Sage Baby Blessing
Greeting
parent and parent welcome you here today to join them in the celebration of the birth of baby . They are so grateful to be given the oppurtunity to parent baby and ask you all to be apart of loving and supporting him/her on his/her life's journey. The gift of life is such a precious blessing and the role of a parent is an honor and a privilege. Often this prestige is overlooked, but today we ask to be reminded throughout the years ahead how lucky parent and parent are to be the ones to watch over , guide and influence baby to realize his/her fullest potential. We ask that everyone here share the hopes and wishes and blessings of parent and parent for baby to enjoy a wondrous, beautiful, meaningful, happy, healthy and long life.
Saging
Today we will gather together in a sage blessing for baby . Saging/Smudging is the act of using the medicinal dried Sage plant to cleanse the personal aura and ceremonial space of negative or unnecessary energy. Sage is a sacred ceremonial plant in many cultures and the act of using it in ceremonies is ancient. We will begin by saging the ceremonial space.
{Room/Area is saged}
Now we will cleanse the auras of those who wish to participate.
{Parents and other requested family members are saged/smudged}
Let us bless and sage the baby.
{Blessing is spoken as the baby is saged}
Cleanse this child's aura/spirit, let his/her light grow brilliant and bright.
Blessed be this baby. This baby is love. This baby is light.
Blessed be this baby. May he/she know love.
Blessed be this baby. May he/she have wisdom.
Blessed be this baby. May he/she have strength of body, of mind and of spirit.
Blessed be this baby. May he/she know thyself.
Blessed be this baby. May he/she have awareness and be awake.
Blessed be this baby. May his/her life be filled with all good things.
{End of Saging}
Reading
Newborn Blessing
- Francesca De Grandis
Blessed be your breath.
May your breathing be deep and relaxed.
May you breathe in power with every breath you take.
Blessed be each breath you take.
Blessed be the fire inside you.
May your will be unbroken.
And may it be as strong as fire, and as supple.
May your will be as strong as water, and as supple.
May your passions burn truly and free.
Blessed be your fire, may it burn strong.
Blessed be the waters of your life.
May your blood be strong.
May the flow from your loin be joyful and fertile.
Blessed be all your life-waters.
Blessed be the earth of your body.
May your muscles be strong and fearless.
May your heart beat with love, soul, vigor and courage.
Blessed be your body (which is the body of a God).
Blessed be your spirit.
May you always have health in spirit.
May you be whole.
Blessed be your spirit.
May you always have community.
May you be prosperous in all ways.
May you love and be loved.
May your voice –
both your complaints and your special offerings to the world --
be truly heard.
May you always be surrounded by the warmth of family & community.
May you know the innate goodness of your being.
Blessed Be.
Optional Parent/Sibling/Grandparent/Godparent Vows or Naming of Baby Ritual
Welcoming
We welcome you baby . Your family welcomes you with joyous hearts. Life welcomes you with all of its possibilities. Welcome, little one. Welcome to this beautiful world and all the things you bring with you and all that you will grow to be to make it a better place. May you always feel safe. May you always feel wonder. May you always feel connected. May you always feel welcome. The world welcomes you with open arms. Welcome!
Reading
There Is A Song
by Spike Milligan
There is a song in man
There is a song in woman
And that is the child's song.
When that song comes
There will be no words.
Do not ask where they are.
Just listen to the song.
Listen to it-
Learn it-
It is the greatest song of all
Closing
We have spoken our wishes,blessings and hopes for baby today. We close by grounding our energy. We become aware of the ground beneath our feet. The ground upon which baby will walk. The ground upon which parent and parent will stand upon and show the world to their child. This wonderful child who will carry forth the blessings bestowed upon him/her today into the world. This wonderful child who has a piece of each person here's heart. He/She will go forth and bring beauty into the next generations. Connecting all, to the past, present and future. Connecting all to one another. We leave today, reminded by baby , that we are each whole and complete and a part of an important moment in parent and parent and baby 's life. Blessed Be.