What does the semble of the praying hands mean?

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1.I have always wondered what the semble of the praying hands means?
  1. What does the semble of holy water ment
 
What, dear friend, is a “semble”?

My friend Google only tells me it’s an old French word meaning “it appears to be”.

Could you kindly clarify? 🙂
 
It may well be a misspelling - of “symbol” most likely.

Although I wouldn’t call praying hands a symbol, rather a gesture.
 
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1.I have always wondered what the semble of the praying hands means?
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“PRAY Always”
Luke 18:1
And he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray, and not to faint,

Matthew 26:41
Watch ye, and pray that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak.

Mark 14:38
Watch ye, and pray that you enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing.
  1. What does the semble of holy water ment
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"Holy {Blessed} water is what the Church terms as a “sacramental”

From Father Hardon’s Catholic Dictionary:
SACRAMENTAL. Objects or actions that the Church uses after the manner of sacraments, in order to achieve through the merits of the faithful certain effects, mainly of a spiritual nature. They differ from sacraments in not having been instituted by Christ to produce their effect in virtue of the ritual performed. Their efficacy depends not on the rite itself, as in the sacraments, but on the influence of prayerful petition; that of the person who uses them and of the Church in approving their practice. The variety of sacramentals spans the whole range of times and places, words and actions, objects and gestures that, on the Church’s authority, draw not only on the personal dispositions of the individual but on the merits and prayers of the whole Mystical Body of Christ.
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therealpresence.org/dictionary/sdict.htm

THANKS for asking:thumbsup:

God Bless you

Patrick
 
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