Benedictio Finalis:

Blessing for the End of Mass
(adapted from the Four Brahmavihāras)

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May you be well and kind.
May all beings be well and kind.

May you be safe.
May you be healthy.
May you be free.
May you see clearly.
May you be happy.
May you live with ease.

For in oneness, any kindness is without boundaries.

May you be free from suffering.
May all beings be free from suffering.

May you care deeply for the suffering of all beings and do all you can to relieve it.

May you be free from bodily pain.
May you be free from clouded sight.
May you be free from mental anguish.
May you be free from fear.

May the causes and conditions
of your suffering
soften and heal.

May the difficult gift of suffering
open you to the grace of impermanence.

For in oneness, any suffering is without boundaries.

May you have great joy.
May all beings have great joy.

May you feel, share in, and do all you can to celebrate the joys of all beings

May countless causes and conditions
bring you deep and abiding joy.

May joy take root and flourish within you.
May your joy flower and bear fruit, nourishing the joy of all those around you.

For in oneness, any joy is without boundaries.

May stillness sustain and comfort you.
May stillness sustain and comfort all beings.

May you have the discernment to know what you can control and what you cannot.

May you pour kindness, compassion, and joy into all that you can.
For the rest, may you find the wisdom, courage, and strength to loosen your grip and discover the freedom and happiness of letting go into the incomprehensible kindness of oneness.

May you celebrate the joy of all beings, care deeply for all suffering, and be endlessly renewed. Draw unending strength, cradled in the gentle palms of one simple, sustaining truth:

All suffering and all joy, from suffering’s darkest depths to joy’s brightest heights, are impermanent.

And so,

only passing.

For in oneness, any stillness is without boundaries.