[Magdalen] Suzie and Center Aisle

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In a message dated 6/29/2015 2:45:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:

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.>>>>>
 
In the old Latin Tridentine Rite (Extraordinary Form of RC Rite),
Solemn High Mass, the main Sunday liturgy, always begins with the
ceremonial sprinkling of the congregation with holy water while the
Asperges Mei chant is sung except during Eastertide, when the chant
changes to the Vidi Aquam.  It is a reminder of Baptism.
 
Some Anglocatholic parishes also have this custom.
 
There really isn't anything mysterious about it.
 
Formula for making holy water:  Take tap water and boil the hell out  of it.
 
 
 
David Strang.