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HOLY SATURDAY

(Then some of the blessed water is drawn off to be used later. The priest blesses the baptismal
water, pours some of the oil of catechumens into the water, saying :) May this font be sanctified
and made fruitful by the oil of salvation for those born anew in it, unto life everlasting. R.
Amen. (He pours chrism in the water :) May this infusion of the chrism of our Lord Jesus Christ
and of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, be made in the Name of the Holy Trinity. R. Amen. (Then he
takes the holy oil and chrism, and pouring them both together in the form of a cross, saying :) And
in this manner, may the chrism of consecration, the oil of unction, and the water of baptism,
mingle together in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. R. Amen.

The priest then mixes the oil with the water, and spreads it with his hand. The baptismal water is
then carried in procession to the font. The following is sung :

Canticle.Ps.41.2-4.As the hart panteth after the fountains of water; so my soul panteth after Thee, O
God.  V. My soul hath thirsted after the strong living God. When shall I come and appear before
the face of God? V. My tears have been my bread day and night, whilst it is said to me daily :
Where is thy God?
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit

Prayer.

Let us pray. Almighty, everlasting God, look mercifully on the devotion of Thy people now being
reborn, who, like the hart panting for the stream, desire Thy waters; and mercifully grant,
that through the mystery of baptism the thirst of their faith may bring them holiness of body
and soul. Through our Lord... R. Amen.