Show me where it is found in the Bible
2007-09-23 13:54:06 · 6 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Spiritual refreshment and personal sanctification.
Ritual washing with water is mentioned over 70 times in the bible, and it was always required of priests, penitents, and worshippers at the Temple.
John 4:10 Jesus answered and said to her: If thou didst know the gift of God and who he is that saith to thee: Give me to drink; thou perhaps wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
2007-09-23 15:22:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For blessings.
Holy water is used for baptism and rites of blessing and purification. Originally, holy water blessed at the Easter Vigil was kept throughout the entire year for these purposes. Now, with the appearance of large parishes, the logistics of storing this water for later use is almost insurmountable. Currently, blessed "Easter water" is used in the parish during the Easter season. After the season is ended, water is blessed every time the need arises.
The Jewish people also used water to purify themselves before entering the temple.
A blessed object is any object over which an ordained clergyman (priest or deacon) has pronounced a blessing. The act of blessing sanctifies the object for use in prayer and devotion. The concept of blessing is prevalent in the Old Testament where it is conceived as a communication of life from God. As such, the firstborn of the family received the blessing of the father (remember Jacob and Esau?). With the blessing came vigor, strength, and success. The sacred vessels and the tabernacle were consecrated to God. Consecration is setting aside for special use by blessing.
Sometimes the truth of an action comes from a most unlikely source. Father Ken Roberts, in the opening program of his Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) series "God Bless," says that once a small child came to him to have an object blessed. When Fr. Roberts asked him if he knew what it meant when something was blessed, the child replied "It means it has been touched by God." Try reading the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12) and everywhere you read "Blessed" substitute "Touched by God." It will give you a much deeper understanding of the meaning of blessing and having an object blessed.
Since 1984 there has been a Book of Blessings which contain blessings for persons, objects, and events.
2007-09-23 14:00:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Water is a purification symbol in many religions. As in Christian 'baptism' it references psychological purity - a washing away of the learned identity for restoration of the authentic (Christ) Self. Holy Water in Catholicism has the same 'symbolic' meaning.
2007-09-23 14:06:48 · answer #3 · answered by MysticMaze 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Catholics are wack...don't listen to them..it is a corrupt religion.. Other christian groups like seventh day adventists stay true to the bible. (worshipping on the sventh day Saturday)
2007-09-23 14:00:30 · answer #4 · answered by JunkYardPuppy 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
it's used to bless things.
2007-09-23 13:58:23 · answer #5 · answered by Marysia 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
to confuse and baffle the mind ....
2007-09-23 14:08:47 · answer #6 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋