LITTLE AND GREAT HOLY WATER


What is Little Holy Water and what is Great Holy Water? How did the one Holy Water come about, and how did the other? And how are they used?

These topics, and others, are presented in this book. May it benefit our brothers in Christ. Amen.



CONTENTS

Preface
The Orthodox answer

PART I
1. Holy Water is a miracle
2. Holy Water & fragrance

PART II
GREAT HOLY WATER
1. "...The nature ...is sanctified"
2. Baptism. Great Holy Water
3. The Holy Water of Epiphany
4. The Holy Water of the eve
5. A second source of blessing
6. Holy Water & penance
7. In our iconostasis
8. Three miracles
9. The priests of the countryside
10. Fasting of Epiphany
11. Fasting and Holy Water
12. New rite

PART III
THE LITTLE HOLY WATER
1. Its origin
2. Its service
3. In the Palace
4. For the safety of our car
5. Various uses
6. Means of survival
7. A lesson
8. The Muslim's gardens
9. A sick Muslim woman
10. Weapon against demons
11. Drinking Holy Water


The Orthodox answer
In summary (pg.11)

Today they say: "The Great Holy Water is the same as the Little one." Is this the case?

How will we find the answer? Not just any answer but the right one, the orthodox answer. We will seek it within Orthodoxy.

According to our research, it turns out that the Little Holy Water and the Great one are two different things. One is truly little and the other is truly great. Accordingly, different is the use of one, different is the use of the other.

This is the "view" of our Orthodox Church on this particular issue. And this must also be the "view" of all its members.

Our personal views are valid, when there is no tradition. But when there is, we leave our personal views aside, and follow the way of our Church· that which was respected, observed and handed down to us by our forefathers.

Otherwise, we do not act as Orthodox.

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