Would this be a sin?

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Tomorrow, I have a rare opportunity to visit the church and my bottle containing Holy Water has nearly ran out, so I was wondering if I could refill it by the font in the church. Would I be stealing and committing a sin by doing this?
 
Rocky24 said:
Tomorrow, I have a rare opportunity to visit the church and my bottle containing Holy Water has nearly ran out, so I was wondering if I could refill it by the font in the church. Would I be stealing and committing a sin by doing this?
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It would be easier if you fill your bottle from the tap in your house and take to a priest to have it blessed.
 
Rocky24 said:
I was wondering if I could refill it by the font in the church. Would I be stealing and committing a sin by doing this?
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:confused: I thought water is free for everyone!, including the one inside the Church !!!
 
Sam_777 said:
:confused: I thought water is free for everyone!, including the one inside the Church !!!
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Always is at my parish. Our priest has pointed out that’s why the font is accessible to the parishoners, to be able to take holy water home and not have to have the priest bless every bottle individually.
 
I am pretty sure it would not be a sin, especially not if you got permission from the priest beforehand. Many churches have holy water dispensers so that people can get holy water whenever they need it. I just refilled my bottles of holy water last week.
 
Sam_777 said:
:confused: I thought water is free for everyone!, including the one inside the Church !!!
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Most churches have an area with a holy water dispenser where parishioners can fill their bottles to take home.

The OP was talking about the small font available for parishioners to bless themselves when they come into the church.
 
Dorothy said:
Most churches have an area with a holy water dispenser where parishioners can fill their bottles to take home.

The OP was talking about the small font available for parishioners to bless themselves when they come into the church.
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I thought he was referring to THE holy water font. 🤷
 
Rocky24 said:
Tomorrow, I have a rare opportunity to visit the church and my bottle containing Holy Water has nearly ran out, so I was wondering if I could refill it by the font in the church. Would I be stealing and committing a sin by doing this?
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No. Many Catholic Churches have a fountain of holy water intended for refilling personal bottles for home use. If you are unsure or in any doubt, you could ask your priest before filling the bottle. I assure you that, if not from the fount in the church itself, he will give you access to some.
 
I could be off the mark on this, but I had thought that you could combine Holy Water with regular water, and as long as there was more Holy Water (call it 51%), the combination of the two would result in Holy Water. I thought I heard this from a priest regarding Lourdes water, but I could be wrong…
 
Many parish churches actually have a dispenser of sorts with a tap on it to fill private bottles.

And many people have a holy water bowl with a cross near the front door, and make the sign of the cross after dipping their fingers in holy water before heading out into the world.

By all means, help yourself!
 
Mumbles140 said:
I could be off the mark on this, but I had thought that you could combine Holy Water with regular water, and as long as there was more Holy Water (call it 51%), the combination of the two would result in Holy Water. I thought I heard this from a priest regarding Lourdes water, but I could be wrong…
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That’s right. You may top up Holy Water but the original Holy Water must constitute more than 50% of the combined water.
 
PatriceA said:
Always is at my parish. Our priest has pointed out that’s why the font is accessible to the parishoners, to be able to take holy water home and not have to have the priest bless every bottle individually.
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Dorothy said:
Most churches have an area with a holy water dispenser where parishioners can fill their bottles to take home.

The OP was talking about the small font available for parishioners to bless themselves when they come into the church.
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🙂 Thanks…
 
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