The Sledgehammer Blessing

Protestors in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, toppled the city’s statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin on Sunday and then pounded it into chips with a sledgehammer.

According to reports, some 500,000 protestors gathered in Independence Square to protest President Viktor Yanukovych’s refusal to sign trade and political agreements with the European Union.

What really caught my attention, though, is this:  Before the cathartic destruction of the statue, the sledgehammer used in the protest had been blessed by a priest, who emerged from the crowd, offered a prayer and sprinkled holy water on the sledgehammer.

So I’m wondering:  What kind of blessing do you say for a sledgehammer?