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#1   Today, 11:59 am

CrispSnowflake Junior Member   Join Date: May 27, 2013 Posts: 386 Religion: Catholic

Does Holy water lose it's 'holiness' over time? What is the 'time-span' for a blessed object? When you bless an object, does it stay blessed forever or do you have to keep 'reblessing' it? I'm been wondering about this for some time now!

#2   Today, 1:07 pm

spacekat Trial Membership   Join Date: September 9, 2013 Posts: 3 Religion: Roman Catholic

Re: Does Holy water lose it's 'holiness' over time? The answer is once blessed always blessed. We are not to sell anything blessed. We can bury it or donate..give...share and use them.

#3   Today, 1:19 pm

marty1818 Regular Member   Join Date: April 29, 2005 Posts: 1,157 Religion: Catholic

Re: Does Holy water lose it's 'holiness' over time? Quote: Originally Posted by spacekat We are not to sell anything blessed. Not entirely true. http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=216753 __________________ Totus Tuus Maria

#4   Today, 1:20 pm

anjoh66 Regular Member   Join Date: November 11, 2008 Posts: 613 Religion: Roman Catholic

Re: Does Holy water lose it's 'holiness' over time? I heard the water is blessed as long as nothing is added to it. i.e. it is not possible to add more water or salt or anything else, if done the water cease to be blessed. __________________ In 1834, a thousand years after Ansgar brought christianity to the island of Birka, in Sweden, the so called "Ansgar Cross" was erected at Borgberget in his remembrance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansgar

#5   Today, 1:46 pm

Elizium23 Regular Member   Join Date: February 2, 2010 Posts: 3,921 Religion: Practicing Catholic

Re: Does Holy water lose it's 'holiness' over time? No, you can add a certain amount of water and retain the blessing. If you dilute it far too much, it will lose the blessing, but the water can be replenished on a regular basis without damage. I don't know that certain amount. Sources may disagree on the exact number. It is definitely less than half. __________________ ¡Viva Cristo Rey! The conciliar Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium encouraged the faithful to take part in the eucharistic liturgy not "as strangers or silent spectators," but as participants "in the sacred action, conscious of what they are doing, actively and devoutly"

#6   Today, 2:19 pm

R_C Regular Member Prayer Warrior   Join Date: May 13, 2012 Posts: 4,200 Religion: Catholic

Re: Does Holy water lose it's 'holiness' over time? When in doubt, ask for a blessing __________________ "Vade, Francisce, repara domum meam quae labitur." "Quieti esse non possumus" Franciscus PP.

#7   Today, 3:15 pm

ClearWater Junior Member   Join Date: April 30, 2011 Posts: 121 Religion: Catholic

Re: Does Holy water lose it's 'holiness' over time? Quote: Originally Posted by spacekat The answer is once blessed always blessed. We are not to sell anything blessed. We can bury it or donate..give...share and use them. Yes. Mother Angelica had a great idea for what to do with blessed religious objects that were broken and such. She said they piled them up together and then put them into the base of new construction! That way, your building would be blessed!

#8   Today, 3:33 pm

Linusthe2nd Regular Member   Join Date: December 22, 2011 Posts: 3,641 Religion: Catholic

Re: Does Holy water lose it's 'holiness' over time? Quote: Originally Posted by CrispSnowflake What is the 'time-span' for a blessed object? When you bless an object, does it stay blessed forever or do you have to keep 'reblessing' it? I'm been wondering about this for some time now! Only if it evaporates ! Linus2nd

#9   Today, 3:35 pm

DaveBj Senior Member   Join Date: May 19, 2004 Posts: 6,304 Religion: Catholic, Tiber Swim Team Class of 2005

Re: Does Holy water lose it's 'holiness' over time? Quote: Originally Posted by CrispSnowflake Does Holy water lose it's 'holiness' over time? No, but if you leave it uncovered, it will lose its 'waterness' __________________ DaveBj I do not seek to understand in order that I may believe, but I believe in order that I may understand,