Anglicanism & Holy Water https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_water What is your opinion about Holy Water?
We have a font near the back of our narthex. Some folks dip their fingertips in the water to make the sign of the cross when entering or leaving, and some folks don't. It's up to the individual. I think that's probably how it is in most Anglican churches. By comparison, when I was RC (30 years ago) it was pretty much standard practice for everyone. My personal feeling: to me it's just water. But I don't begrudge anyone who feels that it is more.
I think as with anything else Anglican it depends on what flavour you are. I'm Anglo-Catholic and we have water stoups at the church door for you to dip your finger in and then sign yourself on the way in. Of course, it's not mandatory. At the moment the water stoups are kept empty because of the Virus. The rather silly rector of our church used to fill the water stoups with sand during Lent! Of course he hasn't be able to do that now for two Lents on a row. I'm sure he'll re-introduce it next year.
During a Baptism we were told we could dip our fingers in Holy Water and make the Sign of the Cross as a commemoration of our Baptism
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It is supposed to remind of the desert through which we journey through Lent. It completely misses the point of Lent.
I've never seen that done. However, as we have holy water stoups at the church doors I suppose that's unnecessary.