blessed water

ORDO AD FACIENDAM AQUAM BENEDICTAM The below prayers come from the Roman Ritual. They can be used without a special permission by any priest. The two first prayers are used for blessing salt. To bless water, if salt has already been blessed, the two prayers do not need to be repeated. Blessing of oil: in … Read more

V. Our help is in the name of the Lord. R. Who has made heaven and earth. V. Let us pray Almighty and everlasting God, we humbly beg of Your measureless mercy to bless this salt that You have made and given mankind to use. Sanctify it in Your loving kindness, so that all who partake of it may … Read more