The Blessing against Plague

[dorchadas]

רבון העולמים, פדה והצל, מלט, הושע עמך ישראל וכל באי עולם מן המגפה ומכל חלי רע, ומכל מיני פורעניות המתרגשות ובאות לעולם, טרם נקרא ואתה תענה, ברוך אתה עוצר המגפה
-Ketubot 8b

Ribon ha'olamim, podah vehatzel, malet, hoshia amecha yisra'el vechol ba'ei olam min hamagefah umikkal cholei ra', umikkal minei fur'aniyot hamitrageshot uva'ot le'olam, terem nikra ve'atah ta'aneh, baruch atah otzer hamagefah

"Master of the universe, redeem, save, and protect your nation Israel and all the world from this plague, all illness, and from all dangers that may come to the world. As You answer even before we call. Blessed is He Who stops plague."

There really is a blessing for everything.

Comments

[earthspirits]

And we all certainly need it at this time.

Thank you for sharing this positive prayer and blessing.

[weedpizza]

♡

Is that citation right?

[cepha]

It seems to be a section on benedictions of marriage. I just checked it in my dad's old random house steinsaltz.

Re: Is that citation right?

[dorchadas]

Almost—I got the subsection wrong. It’s 8b, not 8a.

Thanks pointing it out!

[corvi]

Oh, that's lovely.

(In the Christian tradition, Arsenios the Cappadocian suggested psalm 86 as a blessing in time of plague, but I don't know of any specifically pandemic-themed prayers, though there must be some.)