Water. It is one of the necessities of Life. We were born through water on the day of our birth. Often during our life we become thirsty or parched or dehydrated with lack of water. We need water to survive. Water is a sign of human life.

Water, Living Water is a necessity for our spiritual Life. We were born again through water and the Holy Spirit on our second birthday, on the day of our Baptism. We became adopted children of God and part of God’s family.

Let us bless this water (✝).

Recall with joy his human birthday and his Baptism, his second birthday when he was reborn as one of God’s adopted sons.

(The water is blessed and the bathing of the deceased loved one begins. This is a holy time, a time of transition. Soft instrumental music can be played in the background. As each body part is washed, have towels ready for the drying process.)