Blessed be God. Blessed be his holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. Blessed be the Name of Jesus. Blessed be his most Sacred Heart. Blessed be his most Precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her glorious Assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed be God in his Angels and in his Saints.
CATHOLIC 1797 AD
The Divine Praises
Also known as Blessed Be God ยท Benediction Praises
About this prayer
The Divine Praises are a series of acclamations in praise of God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, Mary, and St. Joseph, said at the conclusion of Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. They were composed by Luigi Felici, an Italian Jesuit, in 1797 AD as a reparation for blasphemy and profane language, and approved by Pope Pius VI in the same year. Each praise begins with 'Blessed be' and affirms a specific attribute or title. Additional praises have been added over time; the current standard form has fourteen acclamations. The Divine Praises are closely associated with Eucharistic adoration and Benediction, the service at which the consecrated host is displayed in a monstrance and the faithful adore the Real Presence.
When it's said
The Divine Praises are said or sung at the conclusion of Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, after the blessing with the monstrance and before the reposition of the host. They are typically led by the priest or deacon and repeated by the congregation. They are also said as a private devotion, particularly as a form of reparation for blasphemy.
Notes on the text
The phrase 'Paraclete' is a Greek title for the Holy Spirit meaning advocate or comforter, from John 14:16. The acclamation of the Immaculate Conception refers to the Catholic doctrine that Mary was conceived without original sin, defined as dogma by Pope Pius IX in 1854 AD. The Assumption refers to the doctrine that Mary was taken body and soul into heaven, defined by Pope Pius XII in 1950 AD.
Source
Composed by Luigi Felici, S.J., 1797 AD. Approved by Pope Pius VI, 1797 AD. Text from F.X. Lasance, The Blessed Sacrament Book, 1913. Public domain.
Last reviewed: May 2026 against primary source.