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AT Orthodox Church There are three ranks of water consecration: consecration in the rank of the sacrament of holy baptism, on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, as well as a small consecration, which takes place throughout the year.

How to use holy water

Permanent storage of water in reserve is unacceptable. Many bring it once a year from the temple, as a rule, to Epiphany and keep it according to the principle "to stand in the house, because everyone has it." This is fundamentally wrong! Thus, a kind of confinement of the shrine takes place. The grace of consecrated water will not decrease, no matter how much it is stored, but those believers who do not turn to the shrine, that is, do not use it, rob themselves. Holy water should be drunk regularly.

In addition to ingestion, it can be sprinkled on the home. However, you should not rinse a sick person or child with it while bathingbecause holy water can get into the sewer. Water can only be sprinkled. Also, do not give it to pets to drink.

How to store holy water

There is no need to keep consecrated water in the closet among the products. Moreover, you should not put it in the refrigerator - holy water does not deteriorate. A container with it should be stored on a separate shelf in a place closed from the penetration of light, or in close proximity to icons and other consecrated objects.

There are cases of spoilage by holy water. If you kept it correctly, but it still deteriorated, in particular, cloudiness appeared in it, an unpleasant smell or it acquired a bad taste, you should definitely tell the priest about this. It is better to do this at confession with repentance for the irreverent attitude towards the shrine. The Church allows pouring spoiled holy water into a river or other natural source. Just don't flush it down the toilet and don't pour it down the sink!

Water plays huge role In human life. As you know, a person is 80 percent water, and its lack adversely affects the functioning of the body. We need water for the normal functioning of all organs and systems of the body, to quench thirst, to maintain hygiene, for cooking, even for weight loss.

Human life without water is impossible. Water is a symbol of life, purification, healing. At all times, people understood the value of this liquid and even attributed miraculous properties to it. In many legends and fairy tales, one can find references to "living and dead water". And since ancient times, we have known such a thing as "holy water".

What is this "holy water"? Holy water is, in fact, ordinary water, albeit tap water, which, after performing a special prayer service, blessing water, acquires the grace of the Holy Spirit.

The tradition of consecrating water has been known to man since ancient times. Priests at all times sanctified water in order to attract God's blessing to it, to endow it with special power.

What are the properties of holy water? It should be noted that holy water is surrounded by an aura of mystery, and everything that is not obvious and cannot be rationally explained gives rise to many questions, opinions and prejudices. So, someone does not believe that water can change its properties. Someone, on the contrary, is waiting for unprecedented miracles from this consecrated liquid.

From a church point of view, holy water contains divine grace and has the power to purify, heal the soul and body from diseases and sins, and protect from evil.

But do not take it literally, as a magic pill, after taking which all problems instantly disappear.

It is believed that holy water does not deteriorate, remains fresh for a long time and is able to positively affect a person as a whole. Some argue that after consecration, the energy of water and even its structure change.

Often, the first meeting with holy water for many occurs during the sacrament of baptism. Babies are dipped into a font, adults are sprinkled with holy water in order to cleanse a person from sins and turn them to a new life with God.

Some people are skeptical about this. But after all, even just having washed with ordinary water at home in the shower, we feel clean, fresh, renewed. And the effect of holy water is much stronger not only on the body, but also on the human soul.

But even those who do not consider themselves believers and are far from the church want to touch this miraculous power. But not everyone knows where to get holy water. However, there is no secret here, at any time you can ask for it in the Church. However, holy water acquires special value on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

Not everyone who has got wonderful water knows what to do with it and how to use it correctly. So what to do with holy water? It can be drunk to strengthen the bodily and mental strength, she can sprinkle a house, things, food for their consecration.

Holy water should be treated with reverence, so watering the garden, washing the floor or washing clothes is not worth it. Many people think that holy water helps against the evil eye. But she is a church shrine, and superstition and real faith are incompatible.

How to drink holy water? Holy water undoubtedly has special properties, but it is worth taking it with faith and prayer. It is customary to take Epiphany water in the morning on an empty stomach after the morning prayer rule along with prosphora.

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If you want to sanctify your body and give your soul purity and freedom of thought, you need to be illumined by taking holy water and prosphora. Of course, you can just drink holy water, but the effect will be better if taken with holy water and prosphora.

Priest Nikadim answers how this is done.

There is no difficulty in taking prosphora and holy water, this is done in the morning on an empty stomach, so that prosphora and holy water do not mix with the main food and better penetrate into the distant parts of the body and your soul.

If it is not possible to take prosphora and holy water in the morning, then this can be done at any time of the day, but again it is better if it is on an empty stomach. Although even if you take prosphora and holy water on a full stomach and not in the morning, there will be no sin in this. The main thing is to ask God for forgiveness for this and take the prosphora with holy water with with a pure heart and bright soul without evil thoughts or desires.

O Most Holy Lady Queen Mother of God, the Highest of all Heavenly Forces and Holy of All Saints! We bow down and bow to You before Your all-honorable and wholesome image, remembering Your wondrous appearance to the ailing cleric Vincent, and fervently we pray to Thee, the all-powerful Intercessor and Helper of our kind: as in ancient times you gave healing to that cleric, so now heal our souls and bodies, sick with the wounds of sins and many different passions, deliver us from all misfortunes, troubles, sorrows and eternal condemnation. Save from soul-destroying teachings and unbelief, from flattering and arrogant attacks of invisible enemies. Grant us a Christian death, painless, peaceful, shameless, I will partake of the Holy Mysteries. Vouchsafe us at the impartial Judgment of Christ to stand at the right hand of the All-Righte Judge and hear His blessed voice: “Come, bless my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” Amen. If you want to sanctify your body and give your soul purity and freedom of thought, you need to be illuminated by taking holy water and prosphora. Of course, you can just drink holy water, but the effect will be better if taken with holy water and prosphora.

Priest Nikadim answers how this is done..

HOW TO TAKE PROSPORA AND HOLY WATER

There is no difficulty in taking prosphora and holy water, this is done in the morning on an empty stomach, so that prosphora and holy water do not mix with the main food and better penetrate into the distant parts of the body and your soul. If it is not possible to take prosphora and holy water in the morning, then this can be done at any time of the day, but again it is better if it is on an empty stomach. Although even if you take prosphora and holy water on a full stomach and not in the morning, there will be no sin in this. The main thing is to ask for forgiveness from God for this and accept the prosphora with holy water with a pure heart and a bright soul, without evil thoughts and desires.

Lord my God, may Your holy gift and Your Holy water be for the remission of my sins, for the enlightenment of my mind, for the strengthening of my spiritual and bodily strength, for the health of my soul and body, for the subjugation of my passions and infirmities through Your boundless mercy through the prayers of the Most Pure Your Mother and all Your saints. Amen.

With an exacerbation of diseases, it is necessary to take prosphora and holy water with the simultaneous reading of a prayer Mother of God Healer.

O Most Holy Lady Queen Mother of God, the Highest of all Heavenly Forces and the Most Holy of all saints! We bow down and bow to You before Your all-honorable and wholesome image, remembering Your wondrous appearance to the ailing cleric Vincent, and fervently we pray to Thee, the all-powerful Intercessor and Helper of our kind: as in ancient times you gave healing to that cleric, so now heal our souls and bodies, sick with the wounds of sins and many different passions, deliver us from all misfortunes, troubles, sorrows and eternal condemnation. Save from soul-destroying teachings and unbelief, from flattering and arrogant attacks of invisible enemies. Grant us a Christian death, painless, peaceful, shameless, I will partake of the Holy Mysteries. Vouchsafe us at the impartial Judgment of Christ to stand at the right hand of the All-Righte Judge and hear His blessed voice: “Come, bless my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” Amen.

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If you have collected too much holy water, or your relatives have brought holy water from the church, and you do not know how to use it and what to do with holy water, then priest Nikadim answers this question for you.

WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO USE HOLY WATER

Also, holy water can be used for drinking, in order to sanctify your body, as a rule, they drink holy water on an empty stomach before eating. Naturally, you should not drink it in liters, for this a few sips are enough, because, as it is said in the holy scripture, a drop illuminates the sea.

Holy water can also be used for lighting food or objects, for which they are sprinkled with holy water. It is not worth pouring liters on food and objects, just sprinkle a little and they are consecrated.

If you want to take a bath of holy water, then you should not carry barrels of water from the church, just drop a little holy water into the bathtub filled with water.

HOW NOT TO USE HOLY WATER

Holy scriptures do not provide for the use of holy water for food preparation, for example, holy water should not be used for making soups or brewing tea. To consecrate food, it is enough to sprinkle it with holy water. We recommend that you read

You should not use holy water for evil purposes, this is not possible, since holy water carries only goodness and the power of God.

We also do not recommend using holy water for watering domestic plants and flowers, except that if you have so much water that there is simply nowhere to put it, and it can deteriorate, then it is better to water home flowers than to flush it down the drain. We recommend that you read

holy water- ordinary in composition and original origin water (well, spring, lake, river, water), miraculously acquiring sanctifying (fertile) and healing properties after performing a special prayer called water blessing .

All our life next to us is a great shrine - holy water (in Greek "agiasma" - "shrine").
We first plunge into it in Baptism, when, while receiving this Sacrament, we are immersed three times in a font filled with holy water. Holy water in the Sacrament of Baptism washes away the sinful impurities of a person, renews and revives him in new life in Christ.
Holy water is necessarily present at the consecration of churches and all objects used in worship, at the consecration of residential buildings, buildings, and any household item. We are sprinkled with holy water religious processions, at prayers.

“Consecrated water,” as St. Demetrius of Kherson wrote, “has the power to sanctify the souls and bodies of all who use it.” She, acceptable with faith and prayer, heals our bodily diseases. The Monk Seraphim of Sarov, after the confession of the pilgrims, always gave them to eat from the cup of holy Epiphany water.

Is it possible to sprinkle unclean places with holy water?

There is the power of the cross as something protecting, like an exorcism. We can sanctify something in the sense of “fulfill grace”, but we sprinkle something (say, a toilet) with Epiphany holy water so that no evil is hidden there, and not for the consumption of the shrine there.

Is it possible to drink holy water on an empty stomach?

According to tradition, holy water is taken on an empty stomach in the morning, which is quite understandable: first of all, a person eats a shrine, and then proceeds to ordinary food. As for the remaining days, then in the Typicon (Typicon, ch. 48 - the calendar, January 6, 1st "behold"). it is said that it is unreasonable to abstain from holy water on account of the consumption of food:

“Let it be known to everyone about holy water: those who wean themselves from holy water for the reason that they have already tasted food do not do good, for the grace of God is given for sanctification of the world and all creation. In the same way, we sprinkle it everywhere, and in all unclean places, and even under our feet. And where is the mind of those who do not drink it because of eating food.

That is, the Church does not forbid drinking holy water, even baptismal water at any time and reproaches those who believe that it is impossible to drink holy water on an empty stomach.

Where is holy water stored?

Holy water is stored in a special vessel; you can stick the appropriate inscription so as not to accidentally use the shrine for other purposes.
Church shops sell special vessels for holy water.

Is it possible to give holy water to friends and relatives if they could not go for it on the feast of Theophany (Baptism of the Lord)?

It is possible, but we will remember that the consecration of water is performed in churches regularly and you can collect it there any day.

Can you give holy water to animals?

Yes, if you find animals that will drink it with faith. From prayers for the consecration of water: “... make it [water] by the power, action and grace of the Holy Spirit, appear for all those who drink it with faith, accept and sprinkle your servants of your sins with forgiveness, liberation from passions, deliverance from all evil, multiplication virtues, the healing of diseases ... ".