Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s chaplain performed a Blessing of the Hands ceremony at the base clinic May 7. The non-denominational act performed by Lt. Clay Hamrick consisted of anointing the ...

Developing this further, the hands are closer to the head and thought, representing spiritual influence, while the knees and ...

The chaplains at the Chicago area Adventist hospitals know the staffs’ hands that dispense medication, perform surgeries and mop floors are crucial to carrying out the hospitals’ mission. That’s why, ...

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Nurses received special recognition of one of their most important tools in healthcare on Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange. During a Blessing of the Hands ceremony, the caregivers ...

CLEVELAND — As part of National Nurses Week, caregivers at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center received a quiet but powerful reminder of how much their work matters. It is called the "Blessing ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Huntsman Cancer Institute and Hospital ended a week of celebrating nurses with a Blessing of the Hands ceremony Friday. Leaders from various faiths gathered at Huntsman Cancer ...

The Blessing of the Hands, held May 6 at Ireland Army Health Clinic, is an annual ceremony many nurses around the world observe. It kicks off Nurses Week, first celebrated in 1954, and was a week ...

Rev. Barbie Harrison, left, shakes hands with Mary Hawkins, right, during a Palm Sunday and "Blessing of the Hands" interfaith service at Third Baptist Church. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image ...

A blessing of hands ceremony of medical professors, doctors and nurses was held for the first time at the chapel of Gozo General Hospital. The event was conducted by Gozo vicar general Tarcisio ...