Catholics/holy water

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Expert: - 9/29/2004


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I'm writing an essay on water as religious symbolism in Austrian folktales and just wondered if all churches, chapel, cathederals (and other places for christian and/or catholic worship) had holy water present or do only some have it?

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                       Peace

Dear Sebastian Knight--

    Most Catholic places of worship(chapels,churchs & ect)have a least one water fount of some kind at enterances to worship area. Some Catholics even have small ones in homes.

Below is link to pics of some:

http://www.stjoenj.net/churchin/angelhw.jpg

http://www.getfed.com/display_results.cfm?category=14&AID=176&new=yes&OVRAW=holy...

Holy water used in such manner is to bless ourselves as we recall the graces of Baptism and our personal call to holiness in Christ.

As for other christian communities it depends on what their doctrine and practices are in relation to baptism.

              your servant in christ
                      george  

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I am willing to attempt to answer any question. If I don’t know the answer, I will look-up or pass the question on to friends for feed back. Beside Catholicism (especially the social/moral and the Eastern rites), I am well read on Mormonism and so-called Modern Christian Fundamentalism. Also I study Franciscan History as means of growing in my lay Franciscan calling to holiness in Christ.

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20+ years as the Justice and Peace Laison for my (local)Secular Franciscan Fraternity,22+ years public speaking on the Faith,and/or teaching CCD and Youth Retreats,a former Officer for K of C and my SFO Fraternity,still hold appointed offices in local SFO fraternity

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Catholic Church, Rome Rite
Secular Fraciscan Order
Knights of Columbus
The Men's Study (A local Catholic study group I co founded)
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Militia Immaculata(Knights of the Immaculate

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Local News Letters:Mostly my Poetry


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2 years of Minor Seminary
Bible and Adult Faith Studies and Seminars

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