Benedicite omini opera Domini, Domino (Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord)
Benedicite (Daniel 3:57-88) is a song of praise to our Father God, Creator of all things.
It is also a beautiful prayer that can be recited at the end of every mass. Do not rush to leave the church once the mass is over, spend a little bit more time with God, just you and Him, talk to Him, pray, praise Him, bless Him, sing Him a love song, the Canticles of The Three Children, Benedicite.
- Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord; praise and exult Him above all forever.
- Heavens, bless the Lord; angels of the Lord; bless the Lord.
- All you waters that are above the heavens, bless the Lord; let all the powers bless the Lord.
- Sun and moon, bless the Lord; stars of heaven, bless the Lord.
- Every shower and dew, bless the Lord; all you winds bless the Lord.
- Fire and heat, bless the Lord; cold and heat, bless the Lord
- Dews and hoar frosts, bless the Lord; frost and cold, bless the Lord.
- Ice and snow, bless the Lord; nights and days, bless the Lord.
- Light and darkness,bless the Lord; lightnings and clouds bless the Lord.
- Let the earth bless the Lord; let it praise and exalt Him above all forever.
- Mountains and hills, bless the Lord; everything growing from the earth, bless the Lord.
- Seas and rivers, bless the Lord; fountains, bless the Lord.
- Whales and all that move in the water, bless the Lord; all you fowls of the air, bless the Lord.
- All you beasts and cattle, bless the Lord; sons of men, bless the Lord.
- Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord, servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
- Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord; holy men of humble heart, bless the Lord.
- Ananias, Azarias and Misael bless the Lord, praise and exult Him above all forever.
Who are the three children? Below is from Catholicism.org page:
https://catholicism.org/saint-ananias-saint-azarias-and-saint-misael-seventh-century-bc.html
These were the three handsome and royal Jewish boys (the Babylonian names were Sidrach, Abdenago and Misach) who, during the Babylonian Captivity of the Jews, which lasted from 606 B.C. to 536 B.C., as companions of the great prophet Daniel, by command of the King Nabuchodonosor were asked to eat forbidden food and adore a golden statue. When they refused, they were thrown into a fiery furnace, which had no power to destroy them. It was they who composed, while in the midst of the flames, the beautiful canticle found in the third chapter of the prophet Daniel which the Catholic Church still sings and recites, and which begins, “Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and worthy to be praised and glorified and exalted above all forever.” Saint Ananias, Saint Azarias and Saint Misael are popularly known as “the three young men in the fiery furnace.”