Baptism and Holy Water

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Is Holy Water required for a valid baptism?

And if it is not required, then how else is a valid baptism in the Catholic Church performed?

“Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” (John 3:5) Douay-Rheims Bible
 
A_G said:
Is Holy Water required for a valid baptism?

And if it is not required, then how else is a valid baptism in the Catholic Church performed?

“Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” (John 3:5) Douay-Rheims Bible
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Can. 853 “Apart from a case of necessity, the water to be used in conferring baptism must be blessed according to the prescripts of the liturgical books.”

This is the quote from CCL on this question. When the sacrament is ministered in the “normal setting”, i.e. planned, yes the water must be blessed according to the liturgical books. But if a person, in danger of death, is baptized outside of the norm the sacrament is no less efficacious if un-blessed water is used. My point in the other thread was this, the validity of the sacrament is not determined by the fact that the water is blessed or not.

If I this weekend while serving as minister of baptism, forget to invoke the blessing upon the water of the font and do the baptisms anyway, the infants will most definitely be validly baptized. Now on the other hand, if I as minister do not use the proper words, “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit”, then there could be validity issues.

There are factors that can cause validity issues, this is not one of them.

PS. That bible quote doesn’t read anything about holy water, only water.
 
Holy water is not required. But as the Deacon said, it is usually blessed during the rite of baptism.

The only thing required for validity is that water be used, and that the proper formula “I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit” be said.
 
Leon_Bloy said:
Holy water is not required. But as the Deacon said, it is usually blessed during the rite of baptism.

The only thing required for validity is that water be used, and that the proper formula “I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit” be said.
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and the right intention…

(the only sadness in life is not to be a saint!)
 
Leon_Bloy said:
Hey, hey! Well done 😉

And yes, I thought of that right after I posted, but figured it was sort of implied 👍
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For example the Mormons use the right matter and form…but have an invalid -non-Christian Baptism
 
A_G said:
Is Holy Water required for a valid baptism?

And if it is not required, then how else is a valid baptism in the Catholic Church performed?
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the water to be used is blessed as part of the rite before baptism
at the Easter Vigil there is an extended blessing of the water to be used for baptizing catechumens, and extra water is blessed for distribution to the faithful who want to take it home. That is the origin of “holy water” and blessing it during the year as it runs out is actually extending that Easter blessing. That is why the paschal candle is used in the rite of baptism to bless the water, (and to light the baptismal candle).

If a non-ordained person is baptizing in case of danger of death, any water can be used and does not have to be blessed.
 
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