Author Topic: Bees Wax and Holy Water (Read 5699 times)

Darcy · « **on:** January 03, 2012, 02:49:43 PM »

Where can I get blessed bees wax candles and Holy Water?
Can I buy them over the internet?

Also can water be blessed over the internet or via skype? If not why not?

Desperate times, desperate measures.

s2srea · « **Reply #1 on:** January 03, 2012, 02:54:25 PM »

Quote from: Darcy

Also can water be blessed over the internet or via skype? If not why not?

Desperate times, desperate measures.

I'm almost certain it cannot be blessed via internet/ skype. Just like confession. The priest must be there physically, as he is required to be physically there in front of the water to bless it; he cannot do it virtually .

Darcy · « **Reply #2 on:** January 03, 2012, 03:21:21 PM »

Does any reputable merchant sell it already blessed over the internet...the water and the beeswax.?

Thanks for your answer.

I tried to find if there were any instances of distance blessings but it seems that the blessing of water is a ritual and is performed by the priest and it is different from the blessing of objects. I didn't know this. Is this right? Can you check this here and see if it is Catholic?

http://www.daytonlatinmass.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/blessing-of-water.pdf

Alex · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2012, 02:36:10 AM »

You can get blessed water from any holy water font in a Catholic church.

The holy water blessed by a traditional priest in the traditional rite is more efficacious than the holy water blessed in the N.O. newer form because the new rite does not use the exorcism prayers in the blessing.

Beeswax candles can be purchased over the internet and then you can have the priest bless it.

Canuk the Lionheart · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2012, 01:54:14 PM »

Quote from: Darcy

Does any reputable merchant sell it already blessed over the internet...the water and the beeswax.?
water.pdf

You should be careful about buying previously blessed sacramentals, there being two reasons for this;

A) if you pay full value for the object, but without any extra charge for the blessing, it loses it's blessing.

B) if you pay extra for the blessing, you are in fact committing Simony.

As B is a mortal sin -thus not an option-, A would be your only recourse. As you would have to get it blessed any ways, you really are back to square one. So no, you can't buy blessed objects.