holy water blessing
Sanctifying liquid ritual
A holy water blessing is a ritual in Christian traditions where a priest or minister consecrates water through prayer, making it sacred for religious use.
The blessed water is then used for baptisms, blessings, and protection against evil.
Catholics may keep holy water fonts at home; the faithful cross themselves with it when entering churches.
The priest performed the holy water blessing before the baptism ceremony.
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- baptismal fontVessel for sacramental water
- fontCharacter style set
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- sign of the crossChristian devotional gesture
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Violating something sacred
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Invoked harm through words
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