The tradition of "chalking the door" is a way of asking for blessings ... purposes. Chalk will not permanently mark the dwelling. Weather will likely cause the marking to fade over time, but ...

Some churches advertise a ceremony of the blessing of chalk on or near the festival of Epiphany ... If there is sufficient space over the door, the full names of the Magi are often displayed, and ...

Upon returning to New York City, I spread word of this European custom in my parish and convinced one of our priests to make the rounds and chalk up my door. A house blessing ensued and there I ...

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners a piece of chalk, a small bottle of holy water, and the words for the house blessing so ... you ever walked past a door and seen what appears ...