[Magdalen] Suzie and Center Aisle

[Jay Weigel]

It's a Lutheran church, Sibyl, so it's not Holy Water. It's merely symbolic
of the waters of baptism. That was made abundantly clear by the pastor at
the last baptism we had (we've had two this spring, both adorable babies).
So you could do so with impunity, Sibyl, since it's just symbolic. It gets
refilled every Sunday.

On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Sibyl Smirl <polycarpa3 at ckt.net> wrote:

> On 6/29/15 9:27 AM, Jay Weigel wrote:
>
>> In the Lutheran church I attend, the baptismal font is up front on the way
>> to the communion rail and always contains water. Many people (not all, but
>> certainly all the misplaced Episcopalians!) dip their fingers in the font
>> and make the sign of the cross on their way to communion.
>>
>
> Uh... This misplaced Episcopalian wouldn't: I never got into Holy Water,
> and neither did any of the people at St Philip's that I ever noticed,
> though I suppose it was always there for a reason, probably to do with the
> beliefs of the priests and Altar Guild as to what was proper.  I also
> noticed that my daughter's RC best friend, when visiting the parish and
> looking at our beautiful "stuff", did dip her fingers, cross herself, and
> genuflect (though there wasn't Communion happening at that time: it was
> just an empty nave and sanctuary, (empty except for the Altar, Reserve
> Sacrament and the Presence Light (and, of course, art and symbols); which I
> believe she understood, but I didn't say anything).
>
>
> --
> Sibyl Smirl
> I will take no bull from your house!  Psalms 50:9a
> mailto:polycarpa3 at ckt.net
>