Blessing of the Mississippi

His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, in a symbolic move, pours Holy Water into the Mississippi River conducting the blessing of the waters service on the Mississippi as part of the RSE Symposium

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davidp  - This Blessing   |89.166.2.xxx |Y-m-d H:i:s Could some one give reasons for the Blessings of t he waters....theological & bi blical. Thank you. Reply | Quote 0 0

Dismas  - Blessing of the waters   |173.16.83.xxx |Y-m-d H:i:s I am sorry this video has been removed by the post er probably due to the qualit y. The Church blesse s individuals, events such as trips, and objects s uch as icons, churches, flowers, fields, animals, and food. In so doing, the Church is not only expr essing our thanks giving, but also affirming that no gift, event , or human responsibility is secular or detached from God. For the Orthodox Chr istian, all good things have God as their origin and goal . Nothing is outside of God's love and concern. Y ou set the earth on its foundations, so that it sh all never be shaken. You cover it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stand above the mounta ins. … You make springs gush forth in the valleys and fl ow between the hills. … From your lofty abod e, you water the mountains; the ear th is satisfied with the fruit of your work. … O Lord, how manifo ld are your w orks. In wisdom you have made them al l. (Psalm 103... Reply | Quote 0 0

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