[Magdalen] Suzie and Center Aisle

[Jon Egger]

When Trinity got their present P-i-C, the altar guild was still having Holy
Water blessed during a service when they were running low.  Russ spoke with
the altar guild leader and myelf for ideas to change that.  I suggested
that they buy a gallon of distilled water, drop a little salt in it, and
have Russ bless it and the AG keep it in the sacristy.  They both agreed
with me and started that practice.  It was the common practice of the
rector at my old parish.  I'm surprised this isn't done more often.

On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 2:00 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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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:
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> It's a  Lutheran church, Sibyl, so it's not Holy Water. It's merely
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> 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
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> refilled every Sunday.>>>>>
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> 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.
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> Some Anglocatholic parishes also have this custom.
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> There really isn't anything mysterious about it.
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> Formula for making holy water:  Take tap water and boil the hell out  of
> it.
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> David Strang.
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