2006-06-17 07:31:24 · 14 answers · asked by puentes2513 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Holy Water is a sacramental.
Sacramentals are sacred signs that help us live holy lives. Although they do not produce sanctifying grace
Sacramentals include blessings of persons, meals, objects (including water), and places.
The priest blesses the congregation during Mass.
Christians bless their meals. "Bless us O Lord and these thy gifts, ..."
Priests bless water, animals, ships, homes, and even automobiles. "God bless this home and all those who enter here."
Priests bless water and use it during Baptism. Holy water is also sprinkled on a congregation to help them remember their Baptism.
With love in Christ.
2006-06-17 15:36:57 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure if this right but most know that water cleanse the physical aspect, faith cleanse the spirit. Jesus was baptized with water and I guess this is how it meant. The water became Holy because it was blessed to be holy. The priest being considered as a church authority, has the spiritual ascendancy and authority to give blessings believed to be acceptable to God by Catholics. By blessing the water, it becomes holy water by faith. To those who do not this becomes worthless. I am a Catholic and I believe that the priest as a man is separate from the man with spiritual duty and when he wears his priestly robe the man is transformed into a man of God. This may not be acceptable to others but when you believe that it is the power of God that works on a man in the person of a priest, then it is Gods working and not the priest, it becomes sensible to Catholics belief.
2006-06-17 08:23:17 · answer #2 · answered by *** 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What? Since when is Aquafina "holy water?" But, seriously, there is no such thing as holy water. The Roman Catholic Church believes that they can bless people and forgive their sins, WHICH IS BLASPHEMY!! MARK 2:7 says:" Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” The Pharisees knew, and so did God, that no man can forgive sins. BUT, JESUS IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN FORGIVE SINS!!! The Pharisees didn't regonize Jesus as the Son of God, thus believing that that was blasphemy. There are so many pagan rituals in the Catholic Church that I probably can't mention. "Holy" water is used in their rituals.
2006-06-18 06:40:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Holy water is used to purify things/people. It is holy because it is blessed by a priest.
2006-06-17 07:34:27 · answer #4 · answered by anonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We use holty water to wash away our sins, it is really holy because God acts through the priest and third, the priest blesses it so yeah it is holy.
2006-06-17 07:36:34 · answer #5 · answered by soccerfreak4 life 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not holy water. It's just a ceremonial. There's no holy water in this world, but I know that plenty of contaminated water on earth.
2006-06-17 07:37:21 · answer #6 · answered by Devastated 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Holy water is blessed by a priest to use for baptisms and blessings.
2006-06-17 08:30:11 · answer #7 · answered by shakeragroad_2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
holy water contains consecrated salt besides the power or positive vibration from the relgious invocation. Salt is a great neutralizer of negative energies impeded on all forms of matter.
2006-06-17 09:58:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A priest blesses it. Yeah those Catholics think they have powers like that.
2006-06-17 07:34:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I've wondered this as well.
there were springs in the bible blessed by spirits/angels, but I don't know how the catholics get theirs.
maybe it's just blessed by prayer like anointing oils.
2006-06-17 07:35:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋