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| Bishop Michael Campbell blessing the water at the Easter Vigil 20113 |
Images from the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral show the Bishop blessing the water in the Baptistery and then afterwards sprinkling the people with the water he has just blessed.
Blessing of Water
Lord our God, in your mercy be present to your people who keep vigil on this most sacred night, and for us who recall the wondrous work of our creation and the still greater work of our redemption, graciously bless this water.For you created water to make the fields fruitful and to refresh and cleanse our bodies. You also made water the instrument of your mercy, for through water you freed your people from slavery and quenched their thirst in the desert; through water the Prophets proclaimed the new covenant you were to enter upon with the human race; and last of all, through water, which Christ made holy in the Jordan, you have renewed our corrupted nature in the bath of regeneration. Therefore, may this water be for us a memorial of the Baptism which we have received, and grant that we may share i the gladness of our brothers and sisters, who at Easter have received their Baptism. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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| Bishop Campbell sprinkles with holy water |
