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Hi Monica,
I would venture to say that you heard wrong!
Blessings are not bought
nor sold.
We can make donations or give offerings
to parishes and religious orders.
Often times a small donation is requested
to have a special Mass said for a particular intention, called a stipend ($5-$15), but there is
no requisite donation for a blessing.
Obviously no priest is going to get rich saying Mass but Our Lord does tell us in the Scriptures that, "a worker is worth his wage." (Luke 10:7)
If
you choose to make a donation to the parish, religious order, or
mission you are always free to do so.
John
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