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Jul 17, '12, 1:19 pm
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Buying a holy water font online
For our new home I purchased a holy water font online.
It is really nice, old, cool looking.
Its OK that I bought it online, right?
If not, then what do I do?
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Jul 17, '12, 1:47 pm
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Re: Buying a holy water font online
Yes, it's ok!
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Jul 17, '12, 1:59 pm
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Re: Buying a holy water font online
Of course it's OK. Parishes buy things online too. Before religious goods distributors had online catalogs they had hardcopy catalogs so individuals and parishes used those. to shop for and buy what they needed.
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Jul 17, '12, 2:05 pm
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Re: Buying a holy water font online
Yes, definitely
I am disabled and homebound, I keep a pail with Holy Water in it, after it is blessed, which no disrespect is intended. I bought a broom sprinkler and bless the souls in Purgatory frequently throughout the day, and my bed at night.
God bless you
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Jul 17, '12, 2:08 pm
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Re: Buying a holy water font online
You used the Internet?!?!? How dare you! Catholics are supposed to use candles, quill pens and walk everywhere barefoot! 
Please excuse me, I'm late for my Hypocrites Anonymous meeting... 
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Jul 17, '12, 2:11 pm
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Re: Buying a holy water font online
It's completely fine! Having it in your home will bring you many graces.
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Jul 17, '12, 2:45 pm
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Re: Buying a holy water font online
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You used the Internet?!?!? How dare you! Catholics are supposed to use candles, quill pens and walk everywhere barefoot!
Please excuse me, I'm late for my Hypocrites Anonymous meeting... |
Ha ha ha, and wear a hair shirt too!
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Jul 17, '12, 3:07 pm
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Re: Buying a holy water font online
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Ha ha ha, and wear a hair shirt too!
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Hair's too soft after such an infraction. I'm using Brillo. 
BTW, Armor, I don't mean to hijack your thread. I'm actually a computer professional and see nothing wrong with using any technology for licit purposes.
Could you post an image of the font you chose?
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Jul 17, '12, 3:40 pm
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Re: Buying a holy water font online
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Hair's too soft after such an infraction. I'm using Brillo.
BTW, Armor, I don't mean to hijack your thread. I'm actually a computer professional and see nothing wrong with using any technology for licit purposes.
Could you post an image of the font you chose? |
Hopefully it won't be Comic Sans... LOL
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Jul 17, '12, 6:35 pm
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Re: Buying a holy water font online
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Hopefully it won't be Comic Sans... LOL |
Oh, the horror! 
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Jul 17, '12, 6:43 pm
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Re: Buying a holy water font online
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Originally Posted by Armor of Light
For our new home I purchased a holy water font online.
It is really nice, old, cool looking.
Its OK that I bought it online, right?
If not, then what do I do?
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I'd really like to understand the line of reasoning that brought you to the point of questioning whether or not it was "ok" to buy a holy water font via the internet. Can you explain why you think it wouldn't be alright?
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Jul 17, '12, 6:43 pm
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Re: Buying a holy water font online
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Originally Posted by Armor of Light
For our new home I purchased a holy water font online.
It is really nice, old, cool looking.
Its OK that I bought it online, right?
If not, then what do I do?
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I run our local Catholic Gift Store. Guess where I order the water fonts I carry? On line. There is no problem with ordering that kind of stuff on line.
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Jul 18, '12, 6:22 am
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Re: Buying a holy water font online
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I'd really like to understand the line of reasoning that brought you to the point of questioning whether or not it was "ok" to buy a holy water font via the internet. Can you explain why you think it wouldn't be alright?
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The line of reasoning is this:
I was reading another thread, and it reminded me that is improper to buy and sell relics, blessed items and the like. Then I got paranoid! I was not sure if a used font (containing blessed water in the past) was in the same category. Here is the font
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Jul 18, '12, 6:46 am
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Re: Buying a holy water font online
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Originally Posted by Armor of Light
The line of reasoning is this:
I was reading another thread, and it reminded me that is improper to buy and sell relics, blessed items and the like. Then I got paranoid! I was not sure if a used font (containing blessed water in the past) was in the same category. Here is the font |
Wow, that is gorgeous! You have become an occasion for sin for me because I am jealous of your holy water font
In answer to your question, just because an item housed holy water doesn't, by default, make that item blessed. If a blessed item is sold the blessing is not transferred with it. What is wrong is selling "the blessing." That is why you will typically see fonts, bottles, etc. sold and the holy water provided free.
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Jul 18, '12, 7:24 am
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Re: Buying a holy water font online
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You used the Internet?!?!? How dare you! Catholics are supposed to use candles, quill pens and walk everywhere barefoot!
Please excuse me, I'm late for my Hypocrites Anonymous meeting... |
I wish I had such a great sense of humor; what a blessing ! 
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