Can you get holy water on Easter Sunday?

[SeanF1989]

I am a lapsed Catholic, I got a week of work starting on Sunday so I will be going to my first Easter mass in years.

I want to get some holy water but I read somewhere that the fonts are emptied on Good Friday and are not filled again until the Tuesday after Easter.

Does this vary by church or is this true for all Catholicism?

 

[Boulder257]

Varies by church. There is nothing wrong with getting Holy Water on Easter. Plus, if you go to the vigil you should get sprinkled as part of the liturgy.

 

[maryjk]

I am a lapsed Catholic, I got a week of work starting on Sunday so I will be going to my first Easter mass in years.

I want to get some holy water but I read somewhere that the fonts are emptied on Good Friday **and are not filled again until the Tuesday after Easter.
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Does this vary by church or is this true for all Catholicism?

I have never attended a church where the Holy Water wasn’t replaced until the Tuesday after Easter.

Basically it will be drained or emptied on Friday and replaced on Saturday night.

 

[detoutcoeur]

I have never attended a church where the Holy Water wasn’t replaced until the Tuesday after Easter.

Me, either!

I am a lapsed Catholic, I got a week of work starting on Sunday so I will be going to my first Easter mass in years.

I want to get some holy water but I read somewhere that the fonts are emptied on Good Friday and are not filled again until the Tuesday after Easter.

Does this vary by church or is this true for all Catholicism?

That’s wonderful that you’ll be able to go Easter Mass.
Both regular Holy Water and Easter Water should be available. You could always ask the pastor if you’re concerned.
Easter Water is water that has been blessed at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.

** Easter Water **

                *Easter water, or baptismal water, is the water that is blessed on Holy Saturday (the day before Easter) and is used to baptize Catechumens. This water receives a more solemn sort of blessing than "regular holy water": the Easter Candle is dipped into it three times, and the priest blows his breath over it thrice, recalling the Spirit over the waters at Creation, and the Spirit causing the waters of Noe's flood to subside, and how the Spirit appeared as a dove over the waters at Christ's Baptism. *

fisheaters.com/water.html

 

[Phemie]

Because of the sprinkling rite at all the Easter Masses, the fonts are usually refilled after the last Mass on Easter Sunday. My experience over the years is that the vat of water that was blessed at the Vigil remains in the church for the express purpose of allowing people to replenish their supply.

 

[SeanF1989]

Thanks for the answers.