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.
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?