Holy Water
Blessed water for sprinkling, signing, and the threshold of the church
Holy water is water blessed by clergy and used for sprinkling, blessing, and protection, and for signing oneself when entering a church. Early witnesses include the Apostolic Constitutions, and in the East the Theophany Blessing of Waters is a major rite. The custom is kept by Catholic, Orthodox, and Oriental Christians, while most Reformed and Free Protestants have rejected or set it aside. Its precise development is hard to date.
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- Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90)Paris · c. 1274 CEexplains
Key passages(7)
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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
We must now consider the forgiveness of venial sins, under which head there are four points of inquiry: (1) Whether venial sin can be forgiven without Penance? (2) Whether it can be forgiven without
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Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
28. Here they take refuge in the absurd distinction that some sins are venial and others mortal; that for the latter a weighty satisfaction is due, but that the former are purged by easier remedies; b
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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
I answer that, Each thing is removed by its contrary. But venial sin is not contrary to habitual grace or charity, but hampers its act, through man being too much attached to a created good, albeit no
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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
We have now to consider the preparations that accompany Baptism: concerning which there are four points of inquiry: (1) Whether catechism should precede Baptism? (2) Whether exorcism should precede
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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
Reply to Objection 1: This sacrament ought as a rule to be celebrated in a house, whereby the Church is signified, according to 1 Tim. 3:15: "That thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself
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The Ecclesiastical History, Dialogues, and Letters of Theodoret · Theodoret of Cyrus
What has been already said is enough to shew, nay to clearly prove, how great zeal the emperor manifested on the matters of religion. I will, however, add his noble acts with regard to the Sepulchre o
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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
After considering those things that concern the mystery of the incarnate Word, we must consider the sacraments of the Church which derive their efficacy from the Word incarnate Himself. First we shall
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