What is Holy Water?

Question

Is it blessed by priests? Why is it holy? Where did they get? Is it truly holy?

Answer 1

Holy water is water that has been blessed.
Catholic holy water has been blessed by catholic priests. It begins as ordinary water, from a tap or well, then a bit of blessed salt is added. Then the priest says special prayers to bless it. You can get it from any catholic church, there is a large container in the back that looks somewhat like a water cooler. You bring your own bottle, and fill it with holy water. It is customary to make an offering of a few coins to the collection box, nearby, when you do this, but not necessary.
There are other kinds of holy water as well. Water from a spring or well near the site of an apparition of the Virgin Mary is holy water, blessed not by any human priest but by Mary herself. The most famous such sites are at Lourdes in France, and Fatima in Portugal, although there are others, all over the world. Some neo-pagans who worship the Earth Goddess revere this type of holy water, because they regard Mary as a manifestation of the Goddess. In addition, various traditional and neopagan religions revere the water of certain springs or rivers. A famous example of this is the Ganges river in India, whose water is regarded by the people there as holy.
Most non-Catholic Christian religions do not put much emphasis on sacred items such as holy water, because it is not in the Bible. However, there are many non-Christian religions, traditonal as well as neo-pagan, which have forms of holy water. Though the specific forms may vary, they generally begin with pure water, and often they add a bit of salt. Salt is used in many cultural contexts because it an ionic compound that conducts energy, and it is used as a preservative and tonic. Sacred energy is added to the water through prayer and intention, and then they have holy water. The catholic custom of sprinkling holy water on the people during ceremony is echoed in similar customs of sprinkling or dashing holy water on the people in other traditions. Sometiems a small dedicated cup or gourd is used, or a bundle of sacred herbs or leaves, or a branch from a sacred tree, etc. There are all sorts of ritual utensils that can be used for this sprinkling. This gesture is probably inspired by washing or by rain.
One interesting form of holy water is that which is created via the mani prayer wheel. A wheel inscribed with the mani prayer (om mani padme hum, a prayer for universal compassion and enlightenment) is placed in or near a body of water so that it can turn with the currents and movements of the water. This blesses all the water in that body of water, and all that it touches.
Water is a good vehicle for carrying and storing blessings of intention and energy, because it is widely availble, it is essential to life, it is used for cleansing and transportation, etc, So it is natural that many people of various traditions all over the world use holy water. It is like firemaking or the wheel or language or any other thing that people all over the world keep inventing, because it is useful to some need, and it is effective.

Answer 2

Holy Water is water that has been blessed and set apart for baptism. It is also used as a sacramental. Holy water is kept in the font, the church furnishing used for baptisms, which is typically located at either the entrance to the church (or sometimes in a separate room or building called a baptistery); its location at the entrance serves as a reminder of the centrality of baptism as the primary rite of initiation into the Christian faith. Smaller vessels, called stoups, are usually placed at the entrances of the church. As a reminder of baptism, Catholics dip their fingers in the holy water and make the sign of the cross when entering the church. The liturgy may begin on Sundays with the Rite of Blessing and Sprinkling Holy Water, in which holy water is sprinkled upon the congregation; this is called aspersion, from the Latin, to sprinkle. This ceremony dates back to the ninth century. An aspergill or aspergillum is a brush or branch used to sprinkle the water. An aspersorium is the vessel which holds the holy water and into which the aspergillum is dipped. Salt may be added to the water "where it is customary."

Answer 3

i do no longer understand approximately different holy waters, besides the indisputable fact that, Islamic holy water (Zam Zam) is seen "holy" simply by fact it comes out of a nicely which in accordance to the Quran, became dug via Angel Gabriel a protracted time in the past. This nicely remains working and the water has by no ability risen nor has it dropped even via an inch ever considering. a ecu business enterprise despatched a number of their ultimate water pumps to place this "holy" nicely placed in Mecca, Saudi Arabia to the try to that they won't be able to drop the water point via even an inch with their modern-day machines. Then they despatched their workers into the nicely (it is not that deep ~6-7 ft deep and that is in basic terms some ft in diameter) and the worker reported that each and all of us they'd experience became effervescent on the backside of the nicely, there is not any longer the rest down there. This became finished VERY those days, around the twelve months 2000 or so. in case you drink this water, you will experience very finished and it became scientifically shown at one factor via some lab in Europe that it became examined to be the healthiest water in the worldwide. that is why the Islamic holy water is seen "holy."

Answer 4

Holy water is water but it's been blessed by priests so it's purist of pure. It is usually set aside for baptisms and other religious celebrations and rituals.

Good Luck.

P.S. they got it out of the sink.. it's regular water.. it's just been blessed by priests so it's pure and holy.

Answer 5

There is a long-standing "undercurrent" in the Judeo-Christian faith tradition about water having the power to cleanse, both from common, ordinary dirt and grime, as well as spiritual contaminants.

It is theorized that God chose a flood to originally purify the world because the evil one's who had corrupted most of the the earth, had no defense against such a liquid assault.

Of course, God saved the Israelites from Pharoah's army by water, and he saves every Christian by water baptism, as well.

It is widely known that Jesus has the power to turn water into wine, to heal, and to forgive sins.

He gave some of this this power, and more, to the men he chose to establish and govern his church.

When a priest or a bishop chooses to bless ordinary water, by the power of Christ, and through the authority of his church, he intends to impart some of the power and might of God into it, so that when it is dispersed or applied, human souls might benefit, and evil might be set to flight.

Holy water is routinely used in exorcisms, to repel demons and evil spirits. So, in practice, it does appear to be truly holy and effective.

Answer 6

It is water blessed by preists. It is truly holy. Some could argue that it's not, but that is their opinion. I believe it is holy. It's just a belief, others argue it is a symbol, but nonetheless you should treat it respectively, e.x. don't pour it on the floor.

Answer 7

Its tap water that has been blessed by a priest.You can go to a catholic church and get it.

Answer 8

No is just H 2 O.

Answer 9

No, it's NOT holy. People cannot make things holy, ONLY GOD CAN!!!

GOD bless

Answer 10

H2O, hydrogen hydroxide, dihydrogen oxide, or more commonly: water.