benedicite

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The Benedicite takes the place of the Te Deum and the Ash Wednesday Collect is used every day throughout the Season.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James

"To be sure it is!" replied the questor, who approved the doctrine highly; and thereupon he filled Woodville's can again, with a "Benedicite, noble sir."

From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

Perhaps in the dark corners the ghosts of confessed sins were lurking; above the spot where we knelt many a "Benedicite" had fallen upon humble hearts waiting to receive it.

From The Love Story of Abner Stone by Litsey, Edwin Carlile

The sea, sky, and earth were singing the Benedicite, and Antony’s heart echoed the blessings.

From Antony Gray,—Gardener by Moore, Leslie

‘While Father Fontesecco is in the first stage of beatitude, chanting through his nose the Benedicite, I will attempt,’ said Guiberto, ‘to comfort Monna Tita.’

From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage