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To: NYer

Blessing the water .. 3 burning coals are deposited into the water, representing the Trinity.

Bechara Cardinal Rai, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, grabs a coal from the thurible.

5 posted on 01/06/2014 5:48:22 AM PST by NYer ("The wise man is the one who can save his soul. - St. Nimatullah Al-Hardini)

To: NYer

Is he blessing the new holy water? Is it done in Epiphany in the Eastern churches as it is done on Holy Saturday evening in the Western church?

12 posted on 01/06/2014 2:11:36 PM PST by Biggirl (Â“Go, do not be afraid, and serveÂ”-Pope Francis)

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