The blessing of holy water usually takes place on Sunday, in keeping with the rite given in the Sacramentary. But when the blessing of water takes place outside Mass, the rite given here may be ...

To help get you in the spirit and ready for those joyous dates, we gathered 75 Holy Thursday blessings that will inspire, uplift and remind you of the true meaning of the season. This year ...

The Rev. Stephen Kanonik — known as Father Steve at St. Benedict parish on the North Side, where he was pastor — didn’t offer your average holy water blessing. The typical priest might offer ...

Most of the students who approach “have no idea what holy water is,” Hood continued. “We communicate that it is a way to take a blessing with you, to bless the space that you are in ...