Water blessed by a priest; the Great Blessing is done at Epiphany, the Lesser at any time.
Aghiasma Mare se sfințește doar la Bobotează (6 ianuarie) și se păstrează tot anul; credincioșii beau din ea pe nemâncate. Aghiasma Mică se face la începutul fiecărei luni, la Sfeștanie, la sfințirea unei case, a unei mașini sau a unei fântâni.
See also
- Holy water stoupThe basin at the entrance of a Catholic church where the faithful dip their fingers and cross themselves.
- House blessing (sfeștanie)A short service blessing water, used to bless a home, a new building or a new beginning.
- Theophany (Epiphany)The feast of the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan on 6 January, when the Great Blessing of Waters takes place.
In the same category
- AntidoronThe pieces of blessed bread given to the faithful at the end of the Liturgy; it is not Communion.
- AntimensionA cloth consecrated by the bishop, showing the burial of Christ; the Liturgy cannot be celebrated without it.
- Baptismal fontThe large vessel in which children are baptised; in Catholic and Protestant churches often a stone basin near the entrance.
- CandleThe faithful light candles on entering the church: separately for the living and for the departed.
- CenserThe metal vessel on chains in which incense burns; the priest censes the icons and the faithful.
- ChaliceThe consecrated cup, usually of precious metal, holding the wine for the Eucharist.