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Abbé Julio’s House Blessing Ritual

By December 12, 20179 Comments

I have always been fascinated by Abbé Julio (1844 – 1912), that enigmatic French priest who, having been ordained as a Catholic priest, broke with Rome in 1885, eventually joining with Vilatte in the Independent Catholic movement. His books of prayers, combining traditional Catholicism with esoteric Talismans and Sacramentaries which predated Robert Ambelain’s famous ‘Sacramentaire de la Rose+Croix’, have fascinated students for over 100 years.

Since I am performing a House Blessing this weekend, and Julio’s work seemed appropriate, I’ve translated his ceremony from his Grands Secrets Merveilleux, and I have made it available here to an anglophone audience.

Note that I have slightly updated the wording to cover apartments and homes and removed references to outbuildings, which tend not to exist nowadays. Also note that any blessing ceremony for water and salt can be used. A simple blessing of a sword  can be found on the internet. For the reason for using a sword in a House Blessing, see my forthcoming translation of Papus’ 1893 book Elementary Treatise on Practical Magic for a comprehensive explanation and examples.

Enjoy – and use!

Abbe Julio – Benediction of a Habitation 

Piers Vaughan

Piers Vaughan

Piers Vaughan was born in Brighton, England, and following sojourns in Germany and Switzerland, lives just outside New York City. He was educated at Brighton College, Oxford and Cranfield Universities, and holds M.A.s in Psychology and Divinity, and an M.B.A. He worked in banking for most of his life, as a Project Manager and Internal Consultant in IT and Operations, later acting as COO of a small training company based in New Jersey. He has been a Freemason most of his life, and is a member of St. John's Lodge No. 1 in New York, which was founded in 1757, and is the guardian of the George Washington Inaugural Bible. He is a 33rd Degree Mason in the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, and a Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter State of New York, Royal Arch Masons, which he currently serves as Grand Treasurer. He is also a long-standing member of a number of esoteric Orders, having helped to bring a number of these to the United States from England and France. He is also Primate of the Apostolic Church of the Golden & Rosy Cross, a descendent of the Pre-Nicene Church of Richard, Duc de Palatine. He has a particular interest in the Orders, Rituals and protagonists of 18th Century French Masonic and Esoteric Orders, and has built a reputation translating many source documents into English, and lecturing around the world on these topics.

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    December 13, 2017 at 3:45 am

    Thank You, It reminded me of my Childhood when a priest used to come and bless a house or a new shop.
    I needed something to clean and bring Light to my new Home in Memphis Tennessee.
    I appreciate your efforts, Best regards.

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