Understand, that you can dilute it only 50% before it no longer is efficacious. IOW, suppose you have half a liter of holy water, you can only dilute it to become 1 liter. After that do not add any more water, but get fresh holy water. Ask your priest if he will bless and exorcise water and salt for personal use. If he says yes, LMK as I have a pamphlet in PDF format with the rituals and formulas for blessing and exorcising water, salt, candles, St. Benedict medals, and other sacramentals. FWIW, although tap water and table salt can be blessed and exorcised, I prefer to have a new 2 or 3 liter bottle of spring water just because; and I believe kosher salt is more efficacious. DO NOT USE MILK JUGS OR ANY CONTAINER THAT HAS HELD FOOD FOR THE HOLY WATER! Milk proteins will attach to the plastic and eventually spoil, corrupting the water. It's why I prefer to buy the large bottles of spring water, since I KNOW they won't be corrupted by old food. Old glass containers can be used provided they are thoroughly washed several times with soap and water, and are given a final rinse of distilled water (to leave no spots); then after air drying bake them for a few hours in an oven at the highest temperature possible and let them cool down overnight. This will ensure they are as close to new as possible.
Coughing his head off at the Angelus today. Didn't look too hot. St Peters Square looked comparatively empty.
That would be totally irresponsible. I can't imagine the Holy Father being totally irresponsible! Can you? Wow!! It looks so dark cold and empty there at the moment!
They probably don't want to announce it until they've had a chance to secretly fix the next conclave... Sorry, I'm just so cynical these days
Is it just me or does it feel like it's the beginning of the end for the Church? This whole thing of no holy water, no communion on the tongue... I didn't receive communion today because the priest asked us not to receive on the tongue. I couldn't bring myself to go and receive in the hand. I could probably do with going to confession first anyway. I noticed that one very devout lady I knew went ahead and received on the tongue anyway, but the priest didn't look too impressed. A friend of mine said she didn't hear the priest make the announcement at the mass she attended and when she opened her mouth to receive the priest said very loudly "hand, hand!". That is just plain wrong. I've been discussing it on social media with some local Catholic groups I know and I'm surprised at how many people have the attitude that we have to be obedient even if we don't like it. I really thought people's faith was stronger than that. What will they do when the real persecution hits? It won't take much for people to cave, and I hope I am not included among them. Without this forum I don't know where I'd be!
I would think that if he was tested due to possible symptoms he would be quarantined until results came back....think that's the usual protocol.
Pope is leader of his own country. He has his own hospital. He creates his own quarantine. It must be the virus because it also hit his two assistants. This virus is very contagious.
Me, too. Don't know where I would be. The priest placed the Host on my tongue without touching anything. No handshaking and no Precious Blood until further notice. I feel for you, but I would never receive in the hand, either. Prayers for you.
I've only been receiving on the tongue for about a year but can't bring myself to receive in the hand now. In some ways I feel sorry for our priests most of whom are in the "vulnerable" age bracket, so I can understand their hesitation. I think stick with your conscience, and find a young priest!
Exactly and let's recall what the exorcist priests said "a great evil had been unleashed" So from a spiritual war fare point of view?? Let's use South Korea as one example today No Holy Water. No Eucharistic. No Mass. = Evil spreading throughout the country It is time to stand firm the battle rages and it belongs to God I was born for this it is why I am here Praise God.. I stand in rank and file and gaze towards my commander my chief My St Michael and sing in my deepest loudest voice as I beat my shield "Quis ut Deus" brothers and sisters join the fight AMEN
That thought occurred to me today. I used the sanitizer I brought with me after I touched the basket. Good thought.
https://ecclesandbosco.blogspot.com/2020/03/how-to-have-good-mass-in-time-of-plague.html How to have a good Mass in Time of Plague Whether or not he is one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Plague, in the form of the Coronavirus, is making a severe nuisance of Himself, and it is important to know how we should take precautions against him when attending Mass. "When's Climate Change turning up?" Celebrate ad orientem. Celebrating versus populum obviously increases the risk that the priest may catch something from the coughing congregation, and should be suspended. Use only Latin. Try saying something liturgical in Latin, and then try saying the same thing in Vernacular. You will see that when speaking Latin your mouth does not open so widely, and thus the risk of transmitting and receiving germs is reduced. Those traditionalists knew a thing or two! 99% of doctors say NO to holding hands for the "Our Father". Avoid bad hymns. Scientific studies have shown that singing "Gather us in," "Lord of the Dance," "Kumbayah," or "Shine, Jesus, Shine" puts a strain on the vocal muscles, as well as the brain, and makes one more susceptible to viruses. Safest of all is Gregorian chant, which can mostly be sung with the mouth closed. No more sign of peace. I was lucky this morning, in that the choir belted into the Agnus Dei very quickly, and only two people had a chance to share their germs with me (three more were left fuming, as I switched off my friendly expression and tried looking pious instead). In general, a simple handshake can transmit 100000000000000000000000 bugs, so be warned. Grinning distantly is safest, but kicking your opponent neighbour will also work if he insists on physical contact. "Peace be with you." Wear earmuffs. This will protect you against bad doctrine in the homily far better than handwash and a face mask would. Remove all pests from the church.Traditionally, illnesses have been transmitted by pests. So clear your church of all rats, spiders, Jesuits, and anything else that may carry disease. Ban dancing. Bad news for Tagle, the Dancing Cardinal, but it's obvious that prancing around like a teenager in a disco is going to spread germs widely. So stop! Spot the ninny. (Hint: they are all ninnies.) Stay at home and watch it on television.Yes but, as I have explained before, this will only allow you to watch Heaven on television, rather than attend in person. So don't do it for very long.
