Yes, a layperson can bless water in an emergency as a gesture of prayer and intention. It may offer comfort and support in challenging situations, though it does not have the same sacramental power as a blessing from a priest.
Citizen responder describes a layperson who recognizes an emergency and decides to act.
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Water only, in an emergency yes.Water only, in an emergency yes.
Yes, definitely! There isn't really a strict set amount on how many times you bless yourself with the holy water.
No. Only a Cleric can Bless/Exorcise a water. However, for a living water i.e. rivers, springs, so on and so forth... For Baptizing needs not to be Blessed/Exorcised.
You take it to a Catholic Church and have a priest bless it with the strongest Holy water they have.
you have to be a priest or one of religious importance to do so, but they say prayers over the water and they believe that god himself blesses it.
to bless them and to welcome them to Gods place
The antonym for scholar is layperson or nonacademic.
water buffalo; her reasoning is to have an unlimited supply of aquafina. bless you.
Better to say Bless You
The best types of emergency food to have is any canned foods. Bottled water is also essential for emergency cases.