spiritual bouquet

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

1. the spiritual presentation of a good work to another person.

spiritual bouquet

noun

1. RC Church a collection of private devotional acts and prayers chosen and performed by one person for the benefit of another

Word History and Origins

Origin of spiritual bouquet¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Five Catholic school students presented the pope with a spiritual bouquet made of written prayers from students from 86 Catholic schools in Queens and Brooklyn.

From Wall Street Journal

The resulting pledges would eventually be presented to John Paul as "a spiritual bouquet."

From Time Magazine Archive

The archdiocese will collect the stubs, make a summary of the devotions, and send it to Pope Pius XII as a Marian Year "spiritual bouquet."

From Time Magazine Archive

The gatherer of this spiritual bouquet to Pope Pius XI and so to the Catholic Church which is the Bride of Christ, is His Eminence, George William Cardinal Mundelein.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cardinal Mundelein's spiritual bouquet will be carried to the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church by His Eminence, Giovanni Cardinal Bonzano, sent as the Pope's legate.

From Time Magazine Archive