1.   In Texas, some parishes perform quinceanera blessings by the dozens with no requirements, while others require lengthy religious preparations and still others refuse to do them altogether.

2.   Under current denominational policy, ministers can perform blessings as long as they are clearly not labeled marriages.

3.   The red lions performed the blessing of the Tang Palace restaurant and the hotel.

4.   When it was time to perform a blessing on her newborn son, Anasuya returned to her computer.