House Blessing 20-C-M-B-23

Shane Hubner

It is a Christian custom at the start of a year to mark the doorframe of one’s house with the symbols 20-C-B-M- 23. The numbers represent the current year. The symbols represent the traditional names of the three wise men: C= Caspar; M= Melchior; and B= Balthasar. CMB also stand for the Latin tag Christus Mansionem Benedicat (May Christ Bless this House)

We meet to worship on custodial land of the oldest living civilisation in the world. We pay our respects to both the Jagera and the Turrbal people and their Elders, past, present and emerging, for they hold the hopes, dreams, traditions and cultures of Aboriginal Australia. We acknowledge and respect their spiritual connection to country and their stewardship of the land that now sustains us all. We pray for ongoing reconciliation for all who call Australia home.