Having a bad day at work? Call in a vicar to pray for your office.

A new book of blessings includes a special prayer to use before going on the internet, as well as blessings for offices, computer systems and factories.

Time was when vicars were called on to bless baptisms, weddings and funerals. But now, they’re asked to bless every aspect of daily life.

‘We asked vicars what they had to bless, and this book is the result,’ says publisher and vicar, Revd Christine Smith.

Those who’ve struggled with intractable computer systems may welcome the special prayers in Consecrations, Blessings and Prayers, published by Canterbury Press, for the installation of a new computer network.