{"id":18575,"date":"2024-12-13T14:24:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18575"},"modified":"2026-10-26T19:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:10:21","slug":"what-is-holy-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/what-is-holy-water\/","title":{"rendered":"\u8056\u6c34\u3092\u98f2\u3093\u3067\u3082\u3044\u3044\u306e\u304b\uff1f \u306f\u3044\u3001\u305f\u3060\u3057\u6559\u4f1a\u306e\u8056\u6c34\u76e4\u306e\u6c34\u306f\u98f2\u3093\u3067\u306f\u3044\u3051\u307e\u305b\u3093"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Yes, you can drink holy water, and it is not a sin. Many Orthodox Christians drink it as a daily custom, and the Catholic Church has no rule for or against it. Do not drink from the font at the church door: tests found high levels of bacteria in church fonts, and in busy churches, kinds that can cause infection. Holy water is ordinary water over which the Church has prayed. Chemically it is still water, and the blessing does\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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