Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. After having showered normally, I will lift the cup of holy water above my head and pray: With this water consecrated, sanctified, and blessed by the grace of God do I cleanse myself and free myself from all defilement, impurity, and filth. Although celebrated Holy Saturday evening, it is the dramatic Easter vigil liturgy that marks the beginning of Easter. they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame. Obtain some water from a natural source if possible. All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; The use of fire to purify and drive away evil spirits is an ancient idea. The feast of the Purification or Candlemas (2 February) has a celebrated rite with ancient prayers concerning the emission of liturgical fire and light. Miserere me, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. Holy water is made from fresh, clean water. (Talmud)The Biggest Party in Ancient Israel. As we use this water blessed by your grace in faith, forgive our sins and save us from all illness and the power of evil. continually walk in newness of life. One of the main liturgical highlights of the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord is undoubtedly the Great Blessing of Water. They said to Him: What is written in it? – The word אֶשֶׁד is a very poetic word meaning “waterfall” (see Numbers 21:15), plural אֲשָׁדִים; there is also a feminine form of the word, אֲשֵׁדָה, plural אֲשֵׁדוֹת; in the genitive form, אֲשְׁדּוֹת (see Deuteronomy 3:17, 4:49, Joshua 12:3, et al.). Sanctify it by the dew of your love, so that, through the invocation of your holy name, wherever this water and salt is sprinkled, it may turn aside every attack of the unclean spirit, and dispel the terrors of the poisonous serpent. praise him for his surpassing greatness. The celebrant begins with these words: He began with the sons of Esau, saying to them: Will you accept the Torah? Amen. Pity me, o God, according to your great mercy. and my tongue will sing of your righteousness. The Blessing of Waters which is celebrated on Theophany’s Eve is the same as that of the following day. Having these elements on hand takes care of the vast majority of my day-to-day spiritual needs, with incenses, herbs, and decorations being used for other workings limited to certain circumstances. At this point, the salt will have completely dissolved in the water. (Then the priest continues:) Let us, then, go with the כְּתִיב instead of the קְרִי, and read אֵשְׁדָּת as one single word. 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Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. After that, I pour the holy water on my head, and wipe myself down with it in a continuous downward motion so that my entire body has been cleaned with the holy water. The blessing of holy water usually takes place on Sunday, in keeping with the rite given in the Sacramentary. Turn, Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love. Salt is also needed, preferably uniodized white sea salt, one teaspoon for every cup of water. Lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor. who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, The phrase "baptized in the Holy Spirit" occurs two times in Acts of the Apostles, first in Acts 1:4–5 and second in Acts 11:16. The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field; (The Book of Esther uses several Persian loan-words, reminding the reader periodically that even though this text in in Hebrew, the events and dialogues were actually happening in Persian.). The Torah is frequently compared to fire, “because the candle is the mitzvah and the Torah is light” (Proverbs 6:23). Place the water in an open container, such as a large bowl. May the fire be in your ears, We pray that you may hear with deep listening, So that you may hear the flow of water General instructions: This celebration requires the presence of at least two people. Say a thanksgiving prayer (such as the Prayer of Thanksgiving). Bottle or store the water as desired. If you can, get your water from a nearby lake, stream, or river. And what does אֵשְׁדָּת connote? After the prayers of the blessing are recited, walk through the house and bless each room by sprinkling with Epiphany water and incensing it. You have delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes. The Blessing of Water at the Sunday Eucharist In both the Ordinary and Extraordinary Form of the Mass, provision is made for the blessing of water, a ceremony that goes back to the ninth century.2 I will review the liturgical rite in each form. Sprinkle me, o Lord, with hyssop and I will be cleansed. By the power, action, and grace of the all-holy Spirit, let this water be for the cleansing of the soul, the calming of passions, the expulsion of all evil, the increase of virtue, the healing of illnesses, the sanctification of homes and of all places, the driving out of all destructive and evil-doing spirits, and the reception of your grace for those who drink this water in faith, receive it, or are sprinkled with it. The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer. O Lord, through the invocation of Your holy name Elohim Tzabaoth, grant this chalk the power and blessing to preserve that which is just and true from losing its justice and truth. It is held in the hours of darkness between sunset on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter Day – most commonly in the evening of Holy Saturday or midnight – and is the first celebration of Easter, days traditionally being considered to begin at sunset. I exorcise thee, o creature of wax, by him who alone hath created all things by his word, and by the virtue of him who is pure truth, that thou cast out from thee every phantasm, perversion, and deceit of the enemy, and may the virtue and power of God enter into thee, so that thou may give us light, and chase far from us all fear or terror. The Small Blessing of Waters is celebrated at the beginning of each month, as well as in any other occasion, whenever the faithful request for it. Israel, by contrast, instead of asking what is written on the Torah, responded נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע, “We will do it and we will hear it” (Exodus 24:7): “We will do” before “we will hear”, swearing obedience to the Torah before even knowing what was in it, accepting it unconditionally on trust. He said to them: ‘You shall not steal’. Praise the Lord, my soul. Glory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Moshe could not depart from the Children of Israel, even to obey G-d’s direct command, without first bestowing his final blessings upon this nation which he so loved! Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— Before making the holy water, being in a purified state is suggested. The rubrics for Holy Saturday found in the Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia address several matters which will be helpful to those involved in the preparation of the celebration of the Easter Vigil.. Introduction to the Easter Vigil. May the fire be in your eyes, May it open your eyes to see what is good in life, May it protect you from speaking against another. Wherever this salt and water are sprinkled, o Lord, drive away the power of evil and protect us always by the presence of your holy Spirit. R. Who has made heaven and earth. by the sprinking of or use of this water, the youth of the spirit being renewed by the power of the Holy Spirit, may walk always in newness of life. And wherever we may be, make the holy Spirit present to us, who now implore your mercy. Pour the salt in a cross formation into the water. Amen. The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. Water can destroy; in Baptism a person dies with Jesus, Water gives life; in Baptism a person receives new life in the risen Christ. In my distress I groan aloud and am reduced to skin and bones. Parishioners at St. Mary, Star of the Sea typically begin the celebration with a Mass celebrated by the bishop. There is an overwhelming poignancy in this: Moshe, the greatest Prophet who ever lived, “the Father of the Prophets” (Megillah 13a, Avot de-Rabbi Natan 1:4, Sifrei Bamidbar, Pinchas 134 et al), the man who had led us out of slavery and into redemption, the Man of G-d who had brought us the Torah down from Heaven itself, the man who had defended us against G-d Himself when He had threatened, in His fury, to destroy the nation, the leader who had guided us through forty years in the Sinai Desert, was now to die in exile, forbidden to enter the Land of Israel and to see his beloved nation live free and independent in their homeland. Fire is at the center of Hogmanay celebrations in Stonehaven, Comrie and Biggar and has recently become an element in Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebration. He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel: Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity. How long, Lord, how long…? And maybe Moshe alludes to this dual character of the Torah – אֵשׁ, “fire” and מַיִם, “water” – in his words, “in His right [hand] was a Torah of fire for them”; in Hebrew, מִימִינוֹ אֵשׁ דָּת לָמוֹ. who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem. people without regard for God. 1. My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I forget to eat my food. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; These rituals are based heavily on the Solomonic magical tradition as well as Catholic and Orthodox rites for blessing or preparing certain sacramentals. And then he continued: “in His right [hand] was a Torah of fire for them”. One of the most impressive ceremonies of the Byzantine Rite is the Solemn Blessing of the Water on the Feast of the Epiphany commemorating Christ's baptism in the River Jordan. I exorcise you so that you may become a means of salvation for believers, that it may bring health of soul and body to all who make use of you, and that you may put to flight and drive away every apparition, villainy, turn of devilish deceit, and every unclean spirit from the places where you are sprinkled, adjured by him who will come to judge the living and the dead and the world by fire. Finally, recite the following prayer over the water, while continuing to stir the water in a clockwise direction: Lord, holy Father, look with kindness on your children, redeemed by your Word and born to a new life by water and the holy Spirit. Concatenating several expositions, primarily Targum Yonatan, Targum Onkelos, Targum Yerushalmi, Rashi, and Ibn Ezra: “Hashem came from Sinai…” – Hashem was revealed from Mount Sinai to give the Torah to His nation, the House of Israel; “…and shone forth for them from Seir…” – He illuminated the glory of His Shechinah [Divine Presence] from the highlands to give it to the sons of Esau, but they refused to accept it; “…He appeared from Mount Paran…” – He appeared in a blaze of glory from Mount Paran to give it to the sons of Ishmael, but they refused to accept it; “…and came from the myriads of Holy Ones…” – He returned and revealed Himself in holiness over His nation, the House of Israel, and with Him were multitudes of myriads of holy angels; “…in His right [hand] was a Torah of fire for them” – in the writings of His right [hand] and the Torah from the midst of the flaming fire He gave them Mitzvot. Water is a critical component of religion, magic, and spirituality across many cultures and time periods, and has been made or blessed in as many ways: some of the ancient Greeks dipped a torch of sacred fire into a vessel of water, while the rivers Jordan, Tigris, or Ganges have all been claimed to be holy entirely. Where, because of difficulties that may occur, a fire is not lit, the blessing of fire is adapted to the circumstances. They said to Him: What is written in it? – the Torah is fire, and fire cannot destroy fire” (Semachot 8:12). For her stones are dear to your servants; her very dust moves them to pity. But in the World of Truth, אֵשׁ, “fire” and מַיִם, “water” combine to form שָׁמַיִם, “Heaven” (Bereishit Rabbbah 4:7, Bamidbar Rabbah 12:4 et al). How did Moshe begin his blessings to the Children of Israel? The first blessing of water takes place on the eve of the feast of Epiphany, and the second generally follows the Liturgy on the day of Epiphany itself. “1. Praise the Lord. I am worn out from my groaning. Recite Psalms 102, 54, 6, and 51 over the water while stirring it with a spoon in a clockwise direction: Hear my prayer, Lord; let my cry for help come to you. R. Amen. My days are like the evening shadow; I wither away like grass. Besides, they say that cleanliness is next to godliness. The children of your servants will live in your presence; The Torah which we celebrate on Simchat Torah, the Torah which we call “the Torah of Moshe” because he brought it down from Heaven to us and because he was willing to give his very life for it, is the Torah which infuses Heaven into this world. who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, praise him with timbrel and dancing, The following is the ritual I use to create holy water, which I use in all sorts of projects and rituals from a daily cleansing of the self to creating complex solutions for later work. all my inmost being, praise his holy name. praise him in his mighty heavens. Water from a spring or stream is ideal, but water from the tap will do fine so long as it is clean, clear, and tastes good. Grant, o Lord, with this holy living water that you have given mankind, that I may be made clean and cleansed in the eyes of God and men. So I said: “Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days; The large lamps prepared on Holy Thursday provided fire on the Friday and Saturday without necessitating the solemn production of a new fire. Say the following over the salt to exorcise and bless it: Tzabaoth, Messiah, Emmanuel, Elohim Gibor, Jehovah, O God, the Truth and the Life, deign to bless + and sanctify + this creature of salt, to serve unto us for help, protection, and assistance in all places and at all times, and may it be a succor unto us. Amen. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Simchat Torah: Celebrating a Torah of fire and water Moses will die in exile, but he cannot leave his people without blessing them, and he does so poetically, evoking Sinai and Jewish history. Daniel Pinner is a veteran immigrant from England, a teacher by profession and a Torah scholar who has been active in causes promoting Eretz Israel and Torat Israel. Both are equal and sacred as they are sanctified by the same Holy Spirit. This consecration could also equally be used for any writing instrument, like pens, pencils, or charcoals. A blazing fire is prepared in a suitable place outside the church. Turn off the heat. But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations. Among the dead no one proclaims your name. You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. St. Augustine boaters celebrate annual Blessing of the Fleet on Palm Sunday ... sprinkling water on the vessel from his aspergillum. FATIMA Parish is OPEN and Liturgical Celebrations are AVAILABLE. Blessing of Water at Theophany For the feast of Theophany, celebrated by Eastern-Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians on January 6th (those who follow the Julian calendar will celebrate this feast on January 19th) there is a blessing of water. This Torah is both אֵשׁ דָּת, a Torah of Fire, and also אֶשְׁדָּת, a waterfall, gushing waters. your years go on through all generations. And the Torah is also compared to water: “There is no water other than Torah” (Bava Kama 17a, Avodah Zara 5b, et al. Indeed “the Torah which G-d gave to Moshe is [letters of] black fire engraved on parchment of white fire” (Yerushalmi Shekalim 6:1, Yerushalmi Sotah 8:3, Devarim Rabbah 3:12 et al.). But you remain the same, and your years will never end. But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Grant it the grace and blessing of the Jordan and the power to cleanse all defilements, to heal all illnesses, and to drive out evil spirits and their deceits and snares. Unitarian Universalism draws from many sources. praise him with the clash of cymbals, Place the salt in a cup large enough to hold the needed amount. Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. Grant that those who are sprinkled with this water may be renewed in body and spirit and may make a pure offering of their service to you. We become familiar with scriptures and stories from world religions and discover their meaning and wisdom. Likewise, with the chalk, I use a the blessing ritual from the Key of Solomon (book II, chapter 12) to preprare consecrated candles, as I described in this 2014 post. Now the words אֵשׁ דָּת are almost universally translated as “a Torah of fire” or something similar. This is Moshe’s beautifully poetic and evocative homiletic introduction to Jewish history. Baptized in the Spirit" indicates an outward immersion into the reality of the Holy Spirit, while "filled with the Spirit" suggests an internal diffusion. ), because just as water is essential to physical life, Torah is essential to spiritual life. From the time King Solomon built the Temple in Jerusalem until the day it was destroyed by the Romans (with a brief interim for temporary exile to Babylonia), the can’t-miss-it event-of-the-year for Jews was the Water-Drawing Celebration. then bulls will be offered on your altar. When the Sign of the Cross is made in this exorcism, I make the Sign over the lit flame instead of on myself. Bonfires and Fire Festivals: Scotland's fire festivals at Hogmanay and later in January may have pagan or Viking origins. Holy water should be made in the day and hour of Mercury (especially if the water is to be used for magical purposes) or Jupiter (for religious and blessing purposes), though either is acceptable in addition to the day and hour of the Sun for general needs, when the Moon is waxing; I prefer the day and hour of Mercury generally. One who never saw the Water-Drawing Celebration has never seen joy in his life. It combines fire and water, which can only coexist in form שָׁמַיִם, Heaven. They said to Him: What is written in it? When the people are gathered in the church as on other occasions, the Priest comes to the door of the church, along with the ministers carrying the paschal candle. For I eat ashes as my food and mingle my drink with tears With such consecrated water, I then use a blessing of chalk to consecrate and prepare the stuff for use in rituals and workings. Celebration of the Sacrament Blessing and Invocation of God over Baptismal Water Renunciation of Sin and Profession of Faith Baptism Water: symbol of death and life. Simchat Torah: Celebrating a Torah of fire and water. For great is his love toward us, so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. I lie awake; I have become like a bird alone on a roof. Whether I’m lighting a candle that’s previously been consecrated or not, so long as the candle is not being lit as a specific offering to a spirit, I recite the same exorcism over it: I conjure thee, thou creature of fire, by him who created all things both in heaven and earth, and in the sea, and in every other place whatever, that thou cast away every phantasm from thee, that no hurt whatsoever shall be done in any thing. The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. praise him with the harp and lyre, Just as you provided safety for your Word eternal, so too may this chalk provide the same for us and in all purposes that it shall serve us. This done, I then pray the Asperges Me followed by the Glory Be: Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them. And this was why, when the Romans wrapped Rabbi Chanina ben Teradyon in a Torah-scroll and burned him to death together with the Torah-scroll, as his students and daughter screamed in anguish, he could comfort them from within the deathly flames with his indescribably heroic and brave and inspiring words: “If for me you cry, then don’t cry, because better be burnt by a fire which humans have lit than by a fire which G-d has lit; and if for the Torah-scroll you cry, then don’t cry, because behold! “The Lord looked down from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he viewed the earth, Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might. So the name of the Lord will be declared in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem However, if your water is obtained naturally, filter it beforehand—you don't want dirty holy water! Making holy water in other ways may not require this, but it may be difficult to engage in divine acts so to make something so completely clean with dirty hands. He said to them: ‘You shall not commit adultery’. according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, The nations will fear the name of the Lord, all the kings of the earth will revere your glory. OFFER YOUR COLORED BOILED EGGS to be distributed to the Children Tomorrow. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes. because of your great wrath, for you have taken me up and thrown me aside. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. This is the blessing in the celebration of mass: ORDER OF BLESSING Introductory Rites. The Torah-reading for Simchat Torah is the final two chapters, the final 41 verses, of the Torah (Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12), followed immediately by the first 34 verses (Genesis 1:1-2:3). Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. The Torah-reading opens with Parashat Ve-zot ha-Brachah: וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה, “And this is the blessing with which Moshe, the Man of G-d, blessed the Children of Israel before his death”. It is written אֵשְׁדָּת, as one single word, and read aloud אֵשׁ דָּת, as two separate words. to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death.” You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony. He said to them: ‘You shall not murder’. Praise the Lord, my soul; Water is a critical component of religion, magic, and spirituality across many cultures and time periods, and has been made or blessed in as many ways: some of the ancient Greeks dipped a torch of sacred fire into a vessel of water, while the rivers Jordan, Tigris, or Ganges have all been claimed to be holy entirely. When baptism is celebrated, responsorial psalm A is used; ... 55. Sprinkle the chalk with holy water and say the following over it. Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the Lord: O God, heavenly father, eternal spirit, fountain of light, present in all places and father of all things, who fashioned the world in the seven days of creation, bless this creature of chalk that it may be used for the aid, defense, and salvation of the human race. So the phrase מִימִינוֹ אֶשְׁדָּת לָמוֹ would connote: “in His right [hand] was gushing water for them”. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; Rufus Opus’ now-discontinued Red Work series of courses). extol him, all you peoples. For this, in a day and hour of Mercury when the Moon is waxing and in a zodiac sign of Fire, I asperge the candle with the holy water, anoint it with holy oil, recite Psalms 150, 103, and 117 over it: Praise the Lord. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Then follow Moshe’s blessings to Israel as a whole, then to the individual Tribes. Simchat Torah: the day we celebrate the Torah by concluding it and immediately beginning it anew. The remainder of the liturgy is a remarkable tour de force of the Sacraments of Initiation of the Church. Lord, in your mercy give us living water, always springing up as a fountain of salvation; free us and our body, our soul, our spirit, our and mind from every danger, and admit us to your presence in purity of heart. And now, on Simchat Torah, as we conclude the Torah, we continue with the very next verse: “And this is the blessing with which Moshe, the Man of G-d, blessed the Children of Israel before his death…”. the appointed time has come. But as we have noted, the word דָּת is not all that authentically Hebrew. and his righteousness with their children’s children— The water has the effect of driving off evil and suprressing pain while increasing virtue and well-being. I compiled the ritual below from three sources: the Key of Solomon (book II, chapter 11), a Catholic ritual for using holy water, and a Greek Orthodox ritual for creating holy water (the Mikros Agiasmos, by way of Fr. This reading is from the 14 th century Muslim Sufi Poet Hafiz. Take the blessed chalk and first write the initials of the three Wise Men, connected with Crosses, over the inside of your front door (on the lintel, if possible). Bless, oh Lord, this creature of fire +, and sanctify it that it may be blessed +, and that it may burn for your honor and glory +, so neither the enemy nor any false imagination may enter into it, through the Most High and Holy Creator of All. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; Moshe’s blessing to the Children of Israel begins with his love of Torah – the Torah which is both fire and water. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you. אֵשׁ, obviously, means “fire”. Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded. Thus Moshe lovingly allegorised the Giving of the Torah. When in doubt, keep it simple, and what could be simpler than the divinity of water and fire? Say the following over the mixture to bless the water with the now-cleansed salt: Lord God Almighty, creator of all life, of body, and of soul, we ask you to bless + purify + and sanctify + this water by your heavenly blessing. You should have a bucket of water and a blanket nearby in case you have to put out the fire. Banish, bathe, cleanse, fast, and pray to enter into a spiritually clean state before making holy water in this manner. So the Torah which we love and celebrate is a veritable foretaste of heaven itself. EPIPHANY WATER: There is a special blessing for water on the feast of the Epiphany because of its connection to the celebration of Jesus' baptism. Who praises you from the grave? Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto, sicut erat in principio et nunc et semper in secula seculorum. Amen. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly. Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me. And then you make a sign of the cross over the water. As I first mentioned in this 2012 post, to use the water to cleanse myself, I will often take a small cupful of it with me to bathe with. What does אֵשְׁדָּת connote? They said, The entire power of these people is that their ancestor was a violent robber…. I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, Lord, for it is good. Grant, o Lord, before I die, and descend into the realms beneath, and before the fiery flame shall devour me, that thy grace may not leave me, o Lord of my soul. So what does אֵשׁ דָּת connote? Give a kindly hearing to our prayers, and pour out the power of Your blessing on this element, now prepared for our many kinds of … Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. when the peoples and the kingdoms assemble to worship the Lord. for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. Let us pray. 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