<P> National Geographic reports that during the plague of AD 590 , `` Pope Gregory I ordered unceasing prayer for divine intercession . Part of his command was that anyone sneezing be blessed immediately ( '' God bless you `` ) , since sneezing was often the first sign that someone was falling ill with the plague . '' By AD 750 , it became customary to say `` God bless you '' as a response to one sneezing . </P>
<P> National Geographic reports that during the plague of AD 590 , `` Pope Gregory I ordered unceasing prayer for divine intercession . Part of his command was that anyone sneezing be blessed immediately ( '' God bless you `` ) , since sneezing was often the first sign that someone was falling ill with the plague . '' By AD 750 , it became customary to say `` God bless you '' as a response to one sneezing . </P>
why do we say god bless you when somebody sneezes
why do we say god bless you when somebody sneezes
during the plague of AD 590 , `` Pope Gregory I ordered unceasing prayer for divine intercession Part of his command was that anyone sneezing be blessed immediately ( '' God bless you `` ) , since sneezing was often the first sign that someone was falling ill with the plague
during the plague of AD 590 , `` Pope Gregory I ordered unceasing prayer for divine intercession Part of his command was that anyone sneezing be blessed immediately ( '' God bless you `` ) , since sneezing was often the first sign that someone was falling ill with the plague