"What Does It Mean for Something to Be Blessed?" A priest explains this

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Q. I recently became Catholic and keep hearing about all of the stuff you have that is “blessed.” Someone even gave me a holy card that they said had been blessed. I like the idea; I just don’t know what it means for something to be blessed.
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"When we bring forth an object or a person to be blessed by a priest, we are presenting that person or thing to God so that (by the power of the Holy Spirit and the invocation of the name of Jesus), they would be set apart for God’s purposes. For example, many people will ask me if I can bless their cross on a chain or a bracelet…

It will still be worn like jewelry, but the purpose for which it is worn has been changed because the object has been consecrated for a higher purpose."
 
That is a great answer! Could you explain, a little, about what consecrated means? Like ‘Holy. Water for instance’. Doesn’t the water change from an 'equal to to a 'greater than when it’s blessed?
 
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