P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.

All: Who made heaven and earth.

P. The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

Let us pray.

Almighty everlasting God, who do not forbid us to carve or paint likenesses of your

saints, in order that whenever we look at them with our bodily eyes we may call to

mind their holy lives, and resolve to follow in their footsteps; may it please you to

bless and to hallow this picture, which has been made in memory and

honor of your only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, the blessed Virgin Mary,

Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, your apostle, martyr or saints. And grant that all who in its presence pay devout homage to your only-begotten Son, the blessed Virgin, the glorious apostle, martyr, or saint. May by His (or his or her) merits (and intercession) obtain your grace in this life and everlasting glory in the life to come; through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.