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My friend brought me holy water from the Jordan
River last week when she came from Israel.
Are there any specific uses for it?
Are there any specific prayers that go
with it?
Are they more "purifying" then
regular holy water (from Church)?
Do all Christians find these waters special
or there is a special religion that does?
Thank You,
Sam
{
Is
Holy water from holy places, holier? }
Mike
replied:
Hi, Sam —
Thanks for the question.
The holy water at any Catholic Church
is no holier then holy water from
the Holy Land.
I would think holy water from the
Holy Land could probably be used
for special occasions or to make
special things or persons holy, but
it is not necessary nor required.
There are no specific uses for Holy
water from any holy place in the
world, other then what you wish to
make holy with it.
I'm not familiar with any official
prayers that would go with them,
though there may be some unofficial
prayer attached.
Hope this helps,
Mike
Mary
Ann replied:
Sam —
There is the additional case of Lourdes
water, which is not holy unless blessed,
but which is graced with healing
properties, thanks to the prayers
of the Mother of God, who appeared
there.
Mary Ann
John
replied:
I think we need to draw a distinction
between:
Holy Water which is simply water
that has been blessed and
Water, such as Mary Ann mentioned,
that had been known to be "miraculous" or
water that has been associated
with healings.
John
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