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The ashes are consecrated with holy water and incense before being administered.
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Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
This is a bad matchup for the Steelers offense, holy water or not.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Cameras caught a clergy member sprinkling a little holy water on the Acrisure Stadium turf about two hours before kickoff on Sunday.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
The Pere Marquette stretches more than 60 miles west to east through the Mitten State, with the holy water section flowing through the town of Baldwin and Manistee National Forest.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 22 Nov. 2025
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Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
This is a bad matchup for the Steelers offense, holy water or not.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Cameras caught a clergy member sprinkling a little holy water on the Acrisure Stadium turf about two hours before kickoff on Sunday.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
The Pere Marquette stretches more than 60 miles west to east through the Mitten State, with the holy water section flowing through the town of Baldwin and Manistee National Forest.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Holy water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holy%20water. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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