Holy Water and Its Significance for Catholics (Classic Reprint): With a Few Scriptural and Historical Insertions by the Translator - Couverture souple

Heinrich Theiler

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331032016 ISBN 13 : 9781331032014

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Unlock the power of holy water in Catholic life and worship.

This concise guide traces holy water from Old Testament signs to its place in modern Catholic practice, showing how water and salt are blessed to cleanse, protect, and bless both people and objects. In clear, approachable language, the book explains what sacramentals are and how holy water differs from the sacraments. It covers how blessing rituals work, the role of the priest, and the many ways holy water is used—from Sundays in Asperges to sick rooms, homes, and funeral rites. Readers will see how practical devotion and prayer amplify these rites, and how the church teaches that such blessings can support bodily and spiritual welfare without promising guaranteed outcomes.

• A practical overview of holy water’s history and purpose within Catholic tradition.
• The distinction between sacraments and sacramentals, and how holy water fits in.
• Step-by-step notes on blessings, including the salt exorcism and prayers used.
• Everyday uses in worship, blessings of objects and places, and care for the dying and deceased.

Ideal for practicing Catholics, catechists, students of religion, and anyone curious about Catholic ritual life. It offers a grounded, respectful look at a long-standing practice and its spiritual aims.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Holy Water and Its Significance for Catholics From the German of Rev. Henry Theiler

The Catholic Church, the kingdom of Christ on Earth, is above all a kingdom of grace and of blessing, and the great seven-branched stream of the Holy Sacraments fruitfully permeates it, and from its waters the faithful draw grace upon grace. From one end to the other of this realm are erected the altars upon which the unbloody sacrifice of the New Testament is offered, and from them flow the streams of grace over the entire earth.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331032016
• ISBN 13: 9781331032014
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 67
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