46th Anniversary of 74 Couples Holy Blessing

Happy 46th anniversary to all the participants of the 74 Couples Holy Blessing held on Feb. 21, 1977!

At the time, True Parents officiated the largest Blessing ceremony yet held outside of Korea. Seventy-four couples from eleven nations took part in the ceremony, which was held in the Terrace Room of the World Mission Center (New Yorker Hotel) in New York. True Father explained that the Blessing of 74 couples was made possible on the successful foundation of the Washington Monument rally victory in 1976. He also gave the Blessing to “sorrowfully separated couples from the 777 and 1,800 families” who had not been able to participate in the 1975 ceremony due to mission responsibilities.

True Parents also posed for photos with each couple individually, which they had not done since the 36 Couples Holy Blessing in 1961. They held a banquet for participants after the ceremony as well. “Please give grace to your children all over the world,” True Father prayed during the Blessing ceremony. “Father, accept us at this historical time, so that Heaven and Earth can be proud of this ceremony, the cultures of East and West can be exchanged, and all the Eastern and Western spiritual people can cooperate with each other to make one unified family, unified society, unified nation and unified world.”

Congratulations to all 74 couples celebrating their Blessing anniversary!