Help stamp out the practice of empty fonts during Lent

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Re renovated church update.

The church does not have HW fonts near the doors; the the main baptismal font near entrance. Connects HW with baptism.

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That sounds like the church i attend, which is new. There is no HW fonts, simply a flowing, square baptismal font, where we bless ourselves, with steps down into a “pool”. I’ve only just started attending and have never seen something like it before, but i thought it was rather beautiful and symbolic, connecting baptism with our use of holy water.🙂
 
I love entering a church and facing a baptismal pool. It does bring our baptism to mind much more so than a small holy water stoop on the wall by the door. I had to be taught, at the age of 45+ in the ‘Beginnings and Beyond’ course on the RCIA, why we blessed ourselves with holy water. My parents were never without HW in the home but it was viewed more as having protective properties than anything else. Anyone else here have their homes sprinkled and blessed candles lit everytime there was a thunder storm?

Of course I don’t ‘do’ symbols well, being very literal minded.
 
Holly3278 said:
I always thought the holy water fonts were supposed to be emptied for Good Friday or some other feast day or holy day during Lent but not for the whole of Lent. Is this true or not? 🤷:confused:
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Your are correct. The Easter Triduum begins on Holy Thursday
After the Mass Of The Lords Supper in the evening and the Blessed Sacrament is moved to the Alter of Repose. Later that evening the Sacristan strips the Alter covers the Main Crucifix in the Sanctuary and removes all Holy Water from all Holy Water Fonts and the Baptismal Font and pours that water down the Sacristy Seaquarium. Sink like receptical that leads under ground to the Church foundation (Holy Ground). During the evening Easter Vigil Mass, fresh water is placed in the Baptismal Font which the priest blesses during the celebration. After the Easter Vigil Mass the Sacristan refills all holy water receptacles with the Newly Blessed Holy Water.

Nowhere in the Directives pertaining to the Divine Sacred Liturgy in the Roman Catholic Church does it state that the Church’s sacramental Holy Water is to be removed throughout the six weeks of Lent. Regrettably; I have seen my fair share of New Age liturgical revisionist even use sand in the baptismal fonts
to serve their own self-righteous symbolic interpretations.
It’s not allowed even if they say it is.
 
Joe_Kelley said:
I have heard of one instance where enterprising students placed tiny beach umbrellas and towels on the sand. In another instance someone poked seeds deep into the sand and then moistened the sand each day until they sprouted. I don’t know if it brought back the holy water, but it got rid of the sand in a hurry. 👍
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😃 great idea
 
centurionguard said:
Your are correct. The Easter Triduum begins on Holy Thursday
After the Mass Of The Lords Supper in the evening and the Blessed Sacrament is moved to the Alter of Repose. Later that evening the Sacristan strips the Alter covers the Main Crucifix in the Sanctuary and removes all Holy Water from all Holy Water Fonts and the Baptismal Font and pours that water down the Sacristy Seaquarium. Sink like receptical that leads under ground to the Church foundation (Holy Ground). During the evening Easter Vigil Mass, fresh water is placed in the Baptismal Font which the priest blesses during the celebration. After the Easter Vigil Mass the Sacristan refills all holy water receptacles with the Newly Blessed Holy Water.

Nowhere in Canon Law pertaining to the Sacred Liturgy in the Roman Catholic Church does it state that the Church’s sacramental Holy Water is to be removed throughout the six weeks of Lent. Regrettably; I have seen my fair share of New Age liturgical revisionist even use sand in the baptismal fonts
to serve their own self-righteous symbolic interpretations.
It’s not allowed even if they say it is.
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I believe this is correct!!!👍
 
Oh no!

The priest who was assigned to my parish who was very against removing the holy water during lent was reassigned… and the holy water went with him!

Looks like I’ll be making use of that CDW letter…

Wish me luck!
 
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