Holy Water
Holy Water
In the Catholic Church, holy water is water blessed by the priest with solemn prayer, to beg God's blessing on those who use it and protection from the powers of darkness.
– Pad of Definitions (1.04 Phantom Traveler), Official Website
According to Wikipedia the holy water bleesing ritual is:
``Exorcizo te, creatura aquæ, in nomine Dei Patris omnipotentis, et in nomine Jesu Christi, Filii ejus Domini nostri, et in virtute Spiritus Sancti: ut fias aqua exorcizata ad effugandam omnem potestatem inimici, et ipsum inimicum eradicare et explantare valeas cum angelis suis apostaticis, per virtutem ejusdem Domini nostri Jesu Christ: qui venturus est judicare vivos et mortuos et sæculum per ignem.
Deus, qui ad salutem humani generis maxima quæque sacramenta in aquarum substantia condidisti: adesto propitius invocationibus nostris, et elemento huic, multimodis purificationibus præparato, virtutem tuæ benedictionis infunde; ut creatura tua, mysteriis tuis serviens, ad abigendos dæmones morbosque pellendos divinæ gratiæ sumat effectum; ut quidquid in domibus vel in locis fidelium hæc unda resperserit careat omni immunditia, liberetur a noxa. Non illic resideat spiritus pestilens, non aura corrumpens: discedant omnes insidiæ latentis inimici; et si quid est quod aut incolumitati habitantium invidet aut quieti, aspersione hujus aquæ effugiat: ut salubritas, per invocationem sancti tui nominis expetita, ab omnibus sit impugnationibus defensa. Per Dominum, amen.´´
In Supernatural, Holy Water is seen to hurt or repel some demons, although not all.
- In 1.21 Salvation, John uses a roasary to bless water in a tank, and later uses the water to fend off Meg and Tom.
- In 1.22 Devil's Trap, Sam splashes holy water on john when they find him, but there is no reaction even though he is possessed by Azazel.
- In 2.14 Born Under a Bad Sign, Bobby reveals Sam's possession by Meg by getting him to drink beer laced with holy water. Dean also throws a bucket of holy wtaer on Sam before he starts the exorcism ritual.
- In 2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two, Bobby get's Ellen to drink a shot of holy water after she reappears following the demonic destruction of the Roadhouse
- In 3.01 The Magnificent Seven, Dean subdues the demon Lust by submerging her in a bathtub of holy water.
- In 3.12 Jus in Bello, Sam steals a rosary from Nancy Fitzgerald. They use this to bless the water in the toilet, which they use to reveal Henriksen's possession.
See also:
- Latin Translation for a translation of John's Holy Water blessing in Salvation.
- Palo Santo