. . . "Their authority to bless, too, finds its meaning in the two great Sacraments.When the Church chooses ???to bless??? something it is declaring that this particular person or persons or thing is a gift/blessing from God and his/her/its/their purpose is to live in (or, the case of things, to assist in) covenanted relationship with God (and with all creation), i.e., to bless God in return.To bless the" . .