Blessed
Salt
Salt, with its preservative properties,
had always been seen as precious in the ancient world. Its first recorded
sacramental use was by Eliseus, and it is now used sacramentally in
a number of ways in the Church: first, like water, it is blessed and
an exorcism is done over it. Then it is given to those being baptized,
used in the preparation of Holy Water, and used by the faithful in everyday
use -- from the use of blessed salt in cooking, to the sprinkling of
blessed salt around rooms, doorways, yards, etc.
Because
of its exorcism and blessing, it is a powerful sacramental in keeping
away demons. To obtain blessed salt, just take ordinary salt to your
priest and ask him to bless it.
Written by Tracy
Tucciarone López
