The fact that holy water has unique properties is known to every person. Even those who do not adhere to a religious worldview do not deny its useful and unusual qualities.
Of course, such water is taken in God's temple. But not every person who needs it has the opportunity to attend church. In this regard, the question arises as to whether it is possible to somehow give unique holy properties to water independently.
Is it possible to bless water at home?
The question of whether a prayer for sanctification of water by a person who does not have the dignity can be read at home is interesting to many. The blessing of water is not a magical action that requires a priest, shaman or worshiper, otherwise called. Water becomes holy thanks to the power of the Lord, and the prayer and faith of man are only vehicles.
Of course, the person who begins to pray for the blessing of the water should be baptized. In addition, he needs to regularly attend church services, confess, and receive Holy Communion. And, of course, the main condition for independent sanctification of water is the presence of unconditional and absolute faith in the power of the Lord and that prayer will be heard. If in doubt, it makes no sense to try to bless the water yourself, it is better to visit the temple for this.
What prayer to read
A prayer for the blessing of water, like any other, can be said in your own words or taken ready from some spiritual collection. When using ready-made texts, you need to choose those that do not contain unpronounceable words or expressions that are long out of use.
The words of a prayer should be simple and clear to those who read it. Reading it yourself should not be a problem. If a person repeats a text without understanding its meaning, then such an action is more reminiscent of the pronunciation of a magic spell, rather than an Orthodox prayer. In the event that the text contains a large number of words difficult to pronounce, then a person, contrary to his own will, will focus on the correctness of what he says, and not on the essence of prayer. Thus, prayer will turn into a meaningless set of phrases and will not reach its goal.
Test example:
“Lord God, doing miracles every hour! Hear Thy servants and sanctify this water, give her a blessing in the power of deliverance from all ills and adversity. Sanctify this water, grant her strength to bring demons destruction, admonition to the wicked and joy to the righteous.
Sanctify this water in fulfillment of every useful need of your servants. For homes of sanctification, from sores of healing, getting rid of the machinations of the evil one and saving the soul from destructive passions.
May your name be blessed and glorified, Lord! In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, both now and forever and ever (three times to cross the water when pronouncing this phrase). Amen"
Is baptized water different from holy
Epiphany water differs from ordinary in that the rite of consecration is performed at a strictly defined time. This is done on Christmas Eve, that is, on the nineteenth of January. Every water source, whether it is a river, lake, pond or something else, consecrated in this period of time, becomes wonderful, with incredible properties.
A prayer for blessing water for Epiphany is not read on its own, since there is no need for it. You can always draw any amount of wonderful liquid from a natural source, consecrated by a clergyman. Stored water can be stored in any conditions, it will not lose its properties and, of course, will not deteriorate. But in the old days it was customary to put it near the corner with images.