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‘Superstition is the deviation of religious feeling and of the practices this feeling imposes. … To attribute the efficacy of prayers or of sacramental signs to their mere external performance, apart from the interior dispositions that they demand, is to fall into superstition.’ (CCC 2111)
The holy water reminds us of our baptism and our union with Christ.
Father Pietrzyk spoke to CNA about a number of photos online appearing to depict priests holding water guns at people, purportedly to meet “social distancing” guidelines during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The empty stoups can be a reminder to do something we should have being doing all along.
According to an experienced exorcist, the power of holy water united to the authority of a bishop is especially powerful.
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