Who made heaven and earth. Someone reads a text of sacred Scripture, such as the following. Listen to the words of the book of Tobit: 5:17-18 [Tobit] called his son and said to him: "My son ...

The blessing of holy water usually takes place on Sunday, in keeping with the rite given in the Sacramentary. But when the blessing of water takes place outside Mass, the rite given here may be ...