So in a strange turn of events, the subject of Holy Water came up IRL recently and it got me thinking. I'm a few million miles away from my Catholic upbringing, and never really learned about Protestant practices. So questions, I guess, for my erudite frens:
Is Holy Water a Catholic only thing? If so, how do I obtain it from a truly Godly source? I know the local Catholic church I have passing familiarity with is... Questionable in it's Heart. And I have a feeling buying it from Lourdes is tantamount to blasphemy.
Any advice would be helpful; this idea just popped into my timeline and I feel compelled to pursue it. 100% serious and sincere.
P.s. Think Mirror? Vampires. Etc.
Thanks in advance, yours in Christ.
Water holds memory and responds to vibrational frequencies coming from not only music but a person's emotional state as well. There have been many fascinating experiments to show this. I truley believe water, and all things containing water, can be transformed in this way. And I think individuals have the power to do this, it's not something that only a specific church can do. Think of it like this, when you pray and give thanks to God for your food before eating it, the frequencies you emit while doing so have an effect on everything that contains water, which is likely all of the food and drink sitting right in front of you. Good habit to get into.
Based on this concept… I would suggest taking purified water, and putting it in a Location without any other influences, no TV etc. Take a phone or some other device, and download the Bible app. The Bible app will play a specific book of the Bible audibly for you. I would suggest psalms or Proverbs. allow the device to speak the audible word of God, for as long as you think necessary. One hour, two hours, etc. if the water is to take on the positivity, and the power of God‘s word, just like it would with any other persons words, or outer experiences, then I think you would have something close to what you would describe as holy water.
Personally, as a Christian, you have the power of the Holy Spirit living in you. You shouldn’t need water, for you to tap into your own power that God gives you through his word. However, I don’t see there being any negative outcome of doing the above method to instill into that water the word of God. What have you got to lose? Once you’re done doing that though, I would suggest keeping it somewhere safe and away from other influences that could otherwise change the water.
If you decide to do this, I would love to hear back and see what you think, and if you found any positive impacts from trying this. God bless you and have a great day.
It works a lot better if you purify yourself, this is not something that can be done in a few hours though, there are rituals associated with spiritual purification which must be followed.
http://www.eomtc.com/cleansing/
Oh yeah that’s a very good point too. Thanks for pointing that out and remembering that. I’m sure if I was going to do it myself I would’ve thought it all through, but that’s very smart of you.
Thanks to all these comments. Got very busy, lost the thread in tabs. Reading a d processing it all as I can.
Right but if you can't find a holy person you trust, I think it can be tried individually as well. We all have this ability. We don't need a 3rd party connection to God.
Thanks everyone in this thread. The recent "water holds memory" article posted here probably did have something to do with OP. 😉
Im in agreement with most of these ideas, and already practice much of it unconsciously.
I guess the crux of it is "a Holy person you trust". Will look into it more as a "hobby". Everything's Sacred.
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Is there any mention of it in the Bible? No. Man made catholic nonsense. End of.
Holy annointed oil was used back then and mentioned in the bible many times. Which was an interesting mix of ingredients with very healing properties. One of which was mistranslated in english but is now said to originally mean cannabis.
Oil is not water. Where is the list of interesting ingredients?
I don't have it memorized, check the bible. It's cinnamon, myrrh, olive oil, and something else. One of the ingredients was mistranslated to english and it's believed it was originally cannabis. And all liquids contain water, even oil.
Frankincense
Maybe frankincense?
looked it up, it's cassia. And kaneh-bosem is believed now to be cannabis, but was translated early on as calamus, which has no healing properties.
This is something I was suspicious of, so thanks. However, the other replies to the thread are also very intriguing. The Search Goes On.
Let me say this.
Jesus himself took spittle to make mud and cure a blind man.
Don’t let the antiCatholic sentiment on here steer you from the truth.
Everyone was Catholic until the 16th century..when Luther, an ex priest, separated and began the “protest” against the One Holy Apostolic Church.
Maybe listen to Dr. Scott Hahn…a former Presbyterian who found the truth. In THE LAMS SUPPER, Dr. Hahn explains the roots of the church hat Jesus came to earth to establish.
And Holy Water…yes it’s effective and quite necessary. Fr. Ripperger gives talks on his work as an exorcist. Be prepared to be shocked and then be prepared to be converted.
It’s all real..don’t let anyone stop you from finding the truth.
Good and Evil…very real things.
Remember this Fren “when the battle is spiritual, so are the weapons”
Godspeed in finding the truth..it’s really the only purpose any of us has in this life.
Looked it up, and found that (in addition to resonating with human depth psychology), holy water has Old/Hebrew Testament Biblical (& maybe even pre-Christian - like i.e., why people seek to bathe in the Ganges) roots:
http://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/holy-water.html Holy Water
Q. ‘A friend … asked about the Holy Water fonts and why we make the sign of the cross with it when we enter and leave the Church. What answer would you give to her?’
A. ‘Traditionally, we have placed fonts of holy water near the entrances of our churches. This placement and usage corresponds actually to Old Testament Jewish practices of purification:
The Book of Leviticus prescribed various ritual purifications using water to remove the "uncleanness" … (cf. Leviticus 12-15).
A person also purified themself with water before entering the Temple precincts, offering prayer and sacrifice, and eating.
For this reason, in the Courtyard of the Priests (the area before the actual Temple building) was the Laver, an immense bronze basin filled with water.
Here the priests purified their hands and feet before offering sacrifices at the nearby altar, bathed before entering the Temple itself, and also drew water for other purifications prescribed in Jewish rituals.
Interestingly, the Qumran community, located near the Dead Sea and responsible for producing the Dead Sea scrolls, also had purification pools for the cleansing not only of external "uncleanness" but also of sin.
We too have fonts filled with holy water for blessings for three reasons: as a sign of repentance of sin, for protection from evil, and as a reminder of our Baptism.
The repentance of sin symbolized in the washing with water is reflected in Psalm 50:
"Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me. Cleanse me of sin with hyssop that I may be purified; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow" (3-4, 9). (Hyssop is a small bush used for sprinkling water).
Remember too how St. John the Baptizer called all to conversion using a ritual washing of water to signify the repentance of sin and purification…’
Thank you so much for this thoughtful and educational response.
I will save it.
Do you want intrigue or truth?
It is not "catholic nonsense" it is used by the Orthodox church or also known as the Church and has been used even before the schisims that lead into the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox church. The unfortunate thing is the Protestant churches took away a lot from the Church they took away the substance of the Church in favor of something else.
It’s also to assist in washing away sin as attested to in the Bible. Also interesting info can be found on Holy Oils as well.
Its a Christian thing, but there is objective changes to water when it is made holy since water has meaning. But I don't think a priest HAS to be the one to make it holy.
Lookup Dr. Masaru Emoto also have u heard of kangen water
FAAFO.
I am Coptic Orthodox, Holy Water isn't just Catholic it is apostolic. We also use Holy Oil another one called the Oil of Gladness (I forget the Arabic word), Chrisim (think I spelled that right) and one called the Oil of the Catechumen.
I have received holy water from a Methodist minister. One day after communion he told me and my wife that God told him to bless our house, and at our invitation he came over and blessed some water and used that as he prayed in different parts of the house.
Also, before meeting this minister or even being a regular churchgoer at all, a psychic told me to get holy water from a Catholic church and use it to ward off a ghost. (For what it's worth, this psychic never charged me one cent for anything... she said my child was asking for help from a ghost that was attacking him.) And it worked. Although I'm not sensitive compared to other people who claim to see or feel ghosts, I felt a noticeable increase in temperature when I used it in the (abnormally cold) areas of the home. And it calmed my very young child enormously as well.
The Catholic church may be led by the devil, but that does not mean that no one in the church is good. You could say the same about the US being led today by the devil... and yet here we are, holding the line.
Make your own, bless the water with your own good heart. Already proven to affect the water. Can the water affect you? That seems to be your belief, works for me, so why not?
It's interesting in that Catholic exorcists use holy water. If you study the paranormal, the issue of water shows up quite often. Whether it is water flowing near or underneath a location, it is said that spirits travel along the lines due to the conductivity of water.
This is of course not exactly correct. It is dirty water or particulates that are in most of the free flowing water that allows conductivity to happen. Distilled water, however, does not conduct electricity.
From what I was told, the preparation of holy water was a matter of boiling it heavily, and then saying a blessing over it. It's not exactly distilled, but it's got no life in it, unlike lakes, rivers, streams and sometimes tap water.
Now if the catholic church is not wholly truthful on where they stand on the subject of good and evil, you have to wonder what the purpose of water is for in that instance. I think in exorcism, it might be a way to disguise a demon infesting someone, that is if you are not completely truthful. Why would you use blessed and distilled water in an exorcism? Are you trying to seal the demon within a body? That seems counter productive.
I don't think famed exorcist Malachi Martin was evil or deceptive, but it make you wonder if he was just unaware off how far off the holy see really becomes. I know he did see the third prophecy of Fatima, and it basically talks about what ends the catholic church. I think it says the abomination of desolation is the last pope, but then again, I am guessing.
My thought on holy water? Something just doesn't sit right with me about it. I grew up non-denominational protestant so the only use of water is in baptisms (don't get me started). If there is power in holy water, it is no different to me than a well said prayer or a statement of pure intent.
Belief is stronger than anything. Why use crutches, when your legs work fine?
Snake oil.