Would pouring Holy water into birthpool at wife's labor be sacreligious ?

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From the catholic perspective… that is.
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Not at all - I think it would be a lovely and loving thing to do. It is a sacramental, and you are not using it for any inappropriate evil purpose. To bless your wife in this way I think is a wonderful thing.

~Liza
 
lizaanne said:
Not at all - I think it would be a lovely and loving thing to do. It is a sacramental, and you are not using it for any inappropriate evil purpose. To bless your wife in this way I think is a wonderful thing.

~Liza
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Thankyou

It was as much for the baby as my wife. Coming kinda straight from the womb, and into the world via Holy water.
 
And what would be really cool would be to use some of the water blessed at the Easter vigil service.
 
It is a beautiful sentiment. And perhaps anoint your wife before she goes into the pool.

I would also look into the Green Scapular associated with St. Dominica Savio. (She doesn’t have to wear it, but either one of you can hold it.) Here are 2 resources:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Dominic_Savio#His_mother.27s_pregnancy
His mother’s pregnancy
On September 12, 1856, Dominic asked John Bosco permission to go home, saying that his mother was ill, though he had received no communication. Dominic’s mother was then expecting a baby and was in great pain and when Dominic reached the house, he hugged and kissed his mother, and then left. His mother felt her pain leave her and Dominic’s baby sister, Catherine was born. The women assisting at the birth found that Dominic had left a green scapular around his mother’s neck. His sister Theresa later wore this same scapular when she was in labour. She testified that it had been passed around to several other pregnant women and was later lost.
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rc.net/cincinnati/youngsaints/
When Dominic was thirteen years old Our Blessed Mother appeared to him and told him his mother was very ill. Dominic was living at St. John Bosco’s school at the time and didn’t hear much news from home. He hurried home and found his mother in bed with a high fever, just as Mary had told him. Dominic gave his mother a kiss and placed a Green Scapular of Our Lady around her neck. As soon as Dominic headed back to school his mother’s fever left her and she was completely cured!
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