Nothing I posted was in error. Again...it's from a Roman Catholic source.
All I'm showing is this is something NOT practiced by the NT church.
Roman Catholics have told us everything they do was practiced by the NT church and "handed down" by the Apostles.
If this was unheard of in the West prior to the 9th century....it wasn't something "handed down" from the Apostles.
I noticed you said you had a "holy water font" at hour house.
From catholictothemax.com.....
Keep a visible reminder for your family to bless themselves with holy water at home, giving them a chance to place themselves under God's protection throughout the day.https://www.catholictothemax.com/holy-water-fonts-1/
Does the Roman Catholic have such a weak faith this is really needed?
Does the Roman Catholic not realize the believer in Christ is already under His protection??
We are already under God's protection....all the time.
31What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
32He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?
33Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies;
34who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
35Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36Just as it is written, “FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED.”
37But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.
38For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
39nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:31-39 NASB
A little bit of advice.
If you do not want to be flamed,best not to come to the CC/OC threads even if no word “caucus” shows up.