We have collected for you the answers of experienced priests to the most interesting and topical questions about holy water and Baptism.
January 19 Orthodox Church remembers the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ. The event of the Baptism of the Lord is also called Theophany, for at that moment the manifestation of the Fullness of the Godhead took place - the appearance of all the Persons of the Holy Trinity: the Father, who testified with a voice from Heaven about the Son, the Son, who received Baptism, and the Holy Spirit, descended on the Son in the form of a dove.
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1. Holy water is called both Epiphany and Epiphany - we are talking about the same water. Some people think that Baptism and Epiphany are not the same thing, and the water that is blessed on Christmas Eve and on the day of the holiday itself is not the same. This is superstition!
The grace of sanctification is given to the same water.
On January 18 and 19, water is consecrated by the same rite, so they should not be distinguished.
In our time, the two-time performance of the rite of the great blessing of water has become a statutory tradition. In the ancient Church there was an important reason for this: on the eve of this feast, the baptism of the catechumens took place. For the sake of this sacrament, the first great blessing of water was performed in remembrance of Baptism, which the Lord received in the waters of the Jordan from the hand of St. Prophet John the Baptist. The difference between the first and second consecrations is that on the Eve of Theophany, the blessing of water was performed in churches where the catechumens were baptized, and on the day of the feast of Theophany they went to the Jordan River.
2. Baptism of the Lord and Epiphany - are they different holidays or one and the same?
The Baptism of the Lord is also called Theophany, because at the Baptism on the Jordan God appeared in three persons, Holy Trinity: God the Father spoke from heaven about the Son, the Son of God was baptized by John and was witnessed by God the Father, the Holy Spirit descended on the Son in the form of a dove.
3. When did the tradition of blessing water begin?
Since apostolic times, the Holy Church has been celebrating the day of the Holy Theophany, commanding in its decrees as follows: “May you have great respect for the day on which the Lord revealed the Divinity to us.” The festive consecration of water originates from the tradition of the Jerusalem Church, where already in the first centuries of Christianity there was a festive exit to the Jordan River and water consecration in remembrance of the Baptism of the Savior. Since ancient times, in the Russian Church, imitating the Jerusalem one, a solemn blessing of water is performed on the eve of the feast and on the very day of Theophany.
4. Is tap water blessed at Epiphany?
A question that comes up very often. In the popular book of Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov) "The Unholy Saints" we can find a story about how the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia celebrated Divine Liturgy. One of them was asked: “But how, father, did you bless the water on the day of Epiphany? After all, prayers for Baptism are read once a year and they are very long?”, To which they received the following answer: “But we didn’t need to remember these prayers. After all, if at least in one place in the universe in Orthodox church the rite of the great consecration of water is performed, then, through the prayers of the Holy Church, “the nature of all waters” is also consecrated - all the water in the world becomes baptismal and holy.
On this day, we took water from any source, and it was imperishable, fertile, baptismal. And like any Epiphany water, has not deteriorated for many years.
But if all the water is consecrated on this day, is it necessary to go to the temple? It seems to us that it is impossible to conclude from this story that those who have the opportunity to visit the temple of God can simply draw water from the tap. Water is sanctified by the prayer of the entire Church and for the faithful children of the Church, so anyone who has the opportunity to come to church should do so. If this is not possible, you need to ask someone to go to the temple for water, but if there is no temple nearby, then only in this case you can use the example of the new martyrs.
We will also listen to the opinion of Fr. Maxim Kozlov:
"On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord tap water, contrary to popular belief, does not become a saint.
In most churches, not only in Moscow, but also in any city located in the temples, water for consecration on the feast of Epiphany is taken from the water supply system, and is not brought from the Jordan by special flights. So the consecration of water is not a process of changing its biochemical composition, we are talking about a spiritual component. If we are talking about whether it is possible to pour a bath at home from the 18th to the 19th and consider that this is the same water consecrated in the church, then this is not so. Because what is perceived as consecrated in the church is what is consecrated in the church. Orthodoxy does not know miracles as tricks, it does not practice them,” the priest believes.
He urged those who want to collect holy water not to be too lazy to go to the nearest church for it.
“By the way, it is distributed, firstly, completely free of charge, that is, for free, and secondly, it allows dilution, its properties do not depend on concentration. So it's enough to collect a small bottle in the temple,” the priest said.
Some Orthodox do believe that at Baptism all water becomes holy, including that which flows from the faucet.
5. Good afternoon! Please tell me, is it true that if an unbaptized person comes to church on January 19 and defends the entire service, then after that he can consider himself baptized and can wear a cross and go to church? And in general, can an unbaptized person go to church? Thanks a lot, Elena
Hello, Elena!
An unbaptized person can go to Church, but he cannot participate in Church Sacraments (confession, Communion, weddings, etc.). In order to become baptized, it is necessary that the Sacrament of Baptism be performed on a person, and not the presence at the service on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Approach the priest after the service and tell him that you want to be baptized. This requires your faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the desire to live according to His commandments, as well as some knowledge of the Orthodox dogma and the Orthodox Church. The priest will be able to answer your questions and help you prepare for the Sacrament of Baptism. Help you Lord!
On the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Orthodox Christians go to church, participate in the Sacraments of Confession and Communion.
If it is not possible to come to the temple, you can ask relatives or friends about it.
In line for water, do not rush and push. It will be much more useful to pray in reverent silence.
6. Holy water can be diluted with plain clean water and she will also be full of grace. Therefore, you should not overstrain yourself, taking a 30-liter canister out of the temple. It is enough to take a small bottle and use it evenly throughout the year.
7. Holy water can be stored both in plastic and in glassware, placing it, for example, next to the icons. With a reverent attitude, holy water remains fresh and pleasant to the taste. for a long time. Cases have been noted more than once when water, consecrated in the same place by the same priest, spoiled for someone, while for others it stood for a long time.
Epiphany water is such from the moment of its consecration and for a year, or two or more, until its supplies at home run out. Taken in the temple on any day, it never loses its holiness (Archimandrite Ambrose (Ermakov)).
8. Holy water with the prayer "In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit" can be sprinkled on your home, place of work and study, car and other things.
9. It is customary to take holy water on an empty stomach along with prosphora after reading morning prayers. It should be drunk reverently, with prayer, so that this gift of the Lord is for the health of the soul and body. In case of illness, you can drink holy water, as needed (you can also drink baptismal water in an effort to get rid of strong action any passion or sorrow).
10. Father, I have a 6-month-old daughter, and when I bathe her, I add holy water to the water. Can this water be drained or not?
When bathing your daughter, you do not need to add holy water to the bath: after all, holy water can only be poured into a special place that is not trampled under foot. It is better to let your daughter drink holy water, and also regularly commune her with the Holy Mysteries of Christ.
Sincerely, Priest Alexander Ilyashenko
Due to various circumstances, although very rarely, it happens that water comes into a state that does not allow consumption. In this case, it should be poured into some impregnable place - into a flowing river, for example, or in a forest under a tree, and the vessel in which it was stored should no longer be used in everyday life.
As priest Mikhail Mikhailov said, in 1988, a priest I knew had a bottle of water, which he had kept since 1953 or 1954 ...
11. If you have a desire to plunge into the hole, then, based on the state of health, ask the blessing of the priest and follow the safety measures. Swimming in any water sources is not a Church Sacrament that cleanses the soul from sins, it is simply a pious tradition. It must be remembered that sins are forgiven only in the Sacrament of Confession.
12. The Orthodox Church has a negative attitude towards various kinds of Christmas divination and asks his children not to commit grave sins of sorcery. Any kind of fortune-telling on the "Epiphany evening" is a grave sin for the soul, a defilement of the holy day.
Archpriest Alexander Avdyugin warns about other superstitions:
- Dousing (pouring) in the bath when bathing with holy water is not allowed in order to recover.
- Cattle (thinness) and other domestic animals cannot be drunk with this water, even taking into account the fact that some saints have such examples.
- From the evil eye, slander, conspiracy and other eccentricities from the halo of paganism, baptismal water does not help, since it is holiness, and not its own superstition.
- It is possible and necessary to sprinkle a dwelling with holy water, but to draw on door jambs crosses are your personal choice.
- Epiphany water (Agiasma) never deteriorates either from the fact that silver ions from the cross fall into it, but from the fact that it is holy.
- Absolute superstition and the grin of the evil one that you cannot pour holy water “from yourself”, “through your hand” or through a funnel, or put a bottle of holy water on the ground.
13. Epiphany Christmas Eve(January 18 - the day before Epiphany), according to the Church Charter, is the day strict fast, so it should be spent in prayer. On Christmas Eve, they cook sochivo - boiled grain with dried fruits and honey. Christmas Eve ends Christmas time - holidays after Christmas.
14. Is it possible for unbaptized people to use holy water, oil and prosphora consecrated on the relics of saints?
On the one hand, it is possible, because well, what harm can a person get from drinking holy water, or anointing himself with oil, or using prosphora? But you just need to think about how it can be useful to him.
If this is a certain approach of a person to the church fence, if he, not yet daring to be baptized, say, having been a militant atheist in the past, now, through the prayers of his wife, mother, daughter, or someone else close, he no longer rejects at least these external as signs of churchness, then this is good and pedagogically this will lead him to something more essential in our faith - to the worship of God in spirit and in truth.
And if such actions are perceived as a kind of magic, as a kind of "church medicine", but at the same time a person does not at all strive to become churched, to become an Orthodox Christian, he only reassures himself that I am doing something like this and this will serve -something a talisman, then this kind of consciousness does not need to be provoked. Based on these two possibilities, you decide, in relation to your specific situation, whether or not you need to offer church shrines to any of your loved ones (Archpriest Maxim Kozlov).
15. Does it happen that holy water “does not help”?
Saint Theophan the Recluse writes: “All the grace that comes from God through the Holy Cross, holy icons, holy water, relics, consecrated bread (artos, antidor, prosphora), etc., including Holy Communion Body and Blood of Christ - has power only for those who are worthy of this grace through prayers of repentance, repentance, humility, service to people, works of mercy and the manifestation of other Christian virtues. But if they are not there, then this grace will not save, it does not act automatically, like a talisman, and is useless for impious and imaginary Christians (without virtues).”
Miracles of healing are still happening today, and they are countless. But only those who accept it with living faith in the promises of God and the power of the prayer of the Holy Church, those who have a pure and sincere desire to change their lives, repentance, and salvation are rewarded with miraculous effects of holy water. God does not work miracles where they want to see them only out of curiosity, without a sincere intention to use them for their salvation. “An evil and adulterous generation,” the Savior said of his unbelieving contemporaries, “is looking for a sign; and no sign will be given to him.” In order for holy water to benefit us, let us take care of the purity of the soul, the high dignity of our thoughts and deeds.
HOLY WATER (it is also called baptismal and epiphany: from the Greek "agiasma", which means "shrine") - water that is ordinary in composition and original origin, miraculously acquiring beneficial and healing properties after performing a special prayer service called water sanctification (water blessing). Holy water has special properties to sanctify material objects and heal spiritual and physical ailments. Christians have great reverence for her.
PRAYER FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF PROSPORA AND HOLY WATER
Lord my God, may Your holy gift and Your holy water be for the remission of my sins, for the enlightenment of my mind, for the strengthening of my soul and bodily forces mine, for the health of my soul and body, for the subjugation of my passions and infirmities through Thy boundless mercy, through the prayers of Thy Most Pure Mother and all Thy saints. Amen.
It has many traditions. One of them is to collect holy water and
Why water for Epiphany - 2017 becomes holy.
To answer this question, it is necessary to remember history and mentally move back 2000 years for a moment. It is necessary to remember how the earthly path of Jesus Christ began as a teacher, prophet and great miracle worker.
Under 33 Jesus Christ did not show his divine essence to anyone, but it was at this age that the time came for a manifestation to the world. Therefore, the alternative name for the holiday is Epiphany, that is, the manifestation of God to the people.
Jesus came to John the Baptist in order to ordinary person, accept the main sacrament. The prophet John at first doubted his actions, for, in fact, the Lord himself stood before him. He told Jesus that he was not worthy of such an honor, but the Savior was able to convince him by adding at the end the phrase that he was not only dedicated to the faith, but also makes holy any water on the planet, so that people can then plunge into it and drink it in order to be nourished by spiritual forces and heal their illnesses and ailments.
From that moment, once a year, all the water in the world becomes sacred, life-giving and truly miraculous. People not only bathe in rivers, lakes and ponds on Epiphany, but also draw water into their homes so that it helps them with spiritual and physical problems all year round.
You can draw water already on January 18 on Epiphany Christmas Eve - after the festive liturgy.
You can also scoop up holy water on the holiday itself. January 19 all day long. It is not necessary to fill large containers, because any drinking water, to which you will add a little saint. This useful property, which allows older people not to overwork, taking home a lot of water so that it is enough for the whole year ahead. It also allows you to share water with neighbors and friends who were unable to visit the temple on their own.
Healing properties of holy water
O healing properties Epiphany water can be talked about endlessly, but there are the most important properties that every believer should know about.
Holy water heals diseases. If you have a common cold or if your illness is more severe, Epiphany water will help get rid of it. Drink water not only when you are sick, but also when you are healthy so that your body can better resist viruses. if you have chronic diseases, then holy water will help to better tolerate the symptoms of the disease.
Washing with holy water will improve your mood. Rinse your face with cool water in the morning to keep negative emotions didn't take over you. These include despondency, sadness, rage, fear, negativity. Epiphany water will give you peace, joy and love for yourself.
There is another important property of this water - it drives away evil spirits. Bless your dwelling and the place where you sleep by sprinkling it with holy water. This will help you drive away demons and any evil. It happens that people are overcome bad dreams, nightmares, hallucinations or very real fears. Have you ever felt like someone is watching you while you sleep? If you have experienced similar feelings, then just sprinkle holy water on the bed and sprinkle the entrance to the house and the room. The faith and power of baptismal water will help you drive negativity out of your home.
Happy Epiphany to you!
Epiphany is one of the most important holidays along with Christmas or Easter, so the question of when exactly water becomes holy is quite relevant and very common.
Baptism, or, as it is also called, Epiphany, in 2018 comes on January 19. This holiday is dedicated to the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River and the consecration of all the waters of our planet by the body of Christ. This is a non-transferable holiday, so the date does not change from year to year.
When water becomes holy
To answer this question, you do not need to open the Bible and look for a description of what time of day Jesus Christ was baptized. In Orthodoxy, it is generally accepted that all the water in the world becomes holy when it runs out. evening service on Epiphany Christmas Eve - January 18.
Nevertheless, holy water for drinking is distributed in churches already after lunch on January 18, and also from the morning of January 19, on the feast of the Epiphany itself. Moreover, it can be taken during the entire Epiphany week. You can start swimming in the hole after the service on the 18th. To do this, it is better to visit a special place where the clergy, together with the parishioners, organize a place for baptismal bathing.
Other important questions about holy water
Many parishioners and believers ask if any water can be considered holy on January 19th. Theoretically, this is so, because all the waters in the world become holy, but it is important to remember common sense here. Of course, water from the sewer will not. V modern world it is impossible to take literally the phrase that any water becomes holy.
It is advisable to fast before diving into the hole. The fact is that January 18 is considered the day of fasting. This is a kind of payment for the fact that you use the blessing of God. Of course, no one requires such a payment, but most Christians still fast before it.
The meaning of the holiday
Remember that the spiritual meaning of this holiday is not bathing. Your faith is not tested by bathing. Your faith is tested by mood and thoughts. It is important to remember about the blessing of water. Bathing is a relatively new "fashion", a new custom that did not exist before.
Try to spend more time spiritual development themselves, their children, their soulmate. These days - January 18 and 19 - your life should change, because God gives you the right and opportunity to feel his blessing and love, and does not require anything in return. The main thing is that goodness lives in your heart and that you clear a little space for it these days. In its spiritual mood, this holiday is somewhat reminiscent of a mixture of Easter and Christmas, because on this day Jesus Christ was transformed, because God in the guise of a man appeared to the world. That is why the feast of January 19 is called Epiphany.
This is one of the most important holidays of 2018 and this winter. The beginning of Lent is approaching, so try to make the sacrament of the sacrament, confess. It’s better to do this even before Epiphany, but if you didn’t succeed, you can choose the time before Lent for this. Good luck and don't forget to press the buttons and
Every year on January 19, the entire Christian world celebrates one of the main twelfth holidays - the Baptism of the Lord, which also has the second name Epiphany. It completes the series of Christmas holidays, and its prefeast falls on the 18th and is called Epiphany Christmas Eve.
What is baptismal water?
At Baptism (or Epiphany) there is one distinguishing feature known to every believer. It is at this time that you can stock up on a whole year of miraculous Epiphany water, healing the body and soul, helping to overcome everyday problems and giving support in a difficult situation.
Wonderful moisture is carefully stored until the next Epiphany, using it several sips on an empty stomach every morning. You can also regularly spray the corners of your home with it. It is believed that even a few tablespoons of such water, added to a large container, endow all the liquid in it with the special properties of the Epiphany miracle.
They collect blessed water in every church, where special fonts are installed for this, and on January 18 and 19, the rite of blessing the water takes place. In addition, the most courageous and devoutly believing Christians on the day of Theophany even decide to plunge into the ice hole, called Jordan. Such holes in the shape of a cross are specially cut down in the nearest reservoir, and the water in them is also consecrated on Epiphany Christmas Eve and on Theophany.
Does all water at Baptism become holy and why?
To understand where the custom came from to hold the rite of blessing water on Epiphany, one should remember the background of the holiday. Indeed, on this day, believers remember the events that took place more than two thousand years ago and radically changed the life of Jesus Christ. It was from the moment of the Savior's baptism in the Jordan River that His path began as a prophet and teacher of Christians.
Until the 33rd birthday of Jesus, His divinity was hidden from ordinary people, but during the sacrament of baptism, the Holy Spirit descended to earth in the form of a dove and publicly proclaimed Christ the Son of God. Then John the Baptist doubted his right to conduct the ceremony, since he had to baptize the Lord himself. However, the Savior dispelled his hesitations, at the same time saying that from that moment on, all the water on earth becomes blessed, so that Christians can use it to strengthen their spiritual strength and recover from ailments.
Since then, according to the Tradition, not only the liquid specially consecrated in the temple or Jordan, but also all the watery nature on earth has special properties for the Theophany. After all, the Lord himself said so. The rite of water blessing itself is rather a tribute to tradition and a demonstration of the Divine presence on earth.
That is why it is absolutely not necessary to bring whole tanks of liquid from the temple. A small container will be quite enough, from which at home you will add a little Epiphany moisture to jars and cans of drinking water prepared in advance.
If you want to plunge into the blessed agiasma, but your health does not allow you to swim in the hole, then it is quite possible to take a bath at home, adding a glass of wonderful liquid to it. Even bathing in a snowdrift on the feast of Epiphany will have a cleansing effect not only on the body, but also on the soul.
However, it should be remembered that the triple immersion in Jordan is a well-established folk tradition that has nothing to do with church rites. So the inability to plunge into the cruciform hole will not deprive you of God's grace at all, and sins should be expiated by fervent prayer during the service in the temple, confession and repentance.
Properties of baptismal water
We can talk about the wonderful qualities of Epiphany moisture for a long time, but it has several main features that every believer should know.
- Voditsa consecrated in the Epiphany can help in curing a wide variety of ailments from the common cold to more serious illnesses. In addition, its regular consumption significantly increases the body's immunity, helping to resist numerous viruses and infections.
- Daily washing with baptismal water harmonizes feelings, softens strong feelings and allows a person to feel happier during the day. Together with blessed moisture, negative emotions, such as anger and irritation, envy and anger, fear and despondency, leave you in the early morning.
- Having sprinkled your home with holy moisture, you are guaranteed to protect it from evil spirits, expelling demons and any negativity. Someone who has nightmares should sprinkle his bed, and a person with production problems does not hurt to sprinkle baptismal liquid on his workplace.
What water is considered holy
There is a widespread opinion that - on January 19, at Epiphany, God sanctifies all waters. Priests attribute this to an overly broad interpretation of some expressions from the service of the feast of the Epiphany. The water illuminated in the temple is considered to be truly holy.
The most healing is baptismal water, and the consecration of water is performed both on January 18 and 19 - both are baptismal waters. As for the emerging confidence in the holiness of all waters, the whole thing is in the general festive mood, spiritual purification and peace. As we have already said, it is able to capture and store information, it reacts to the emotional mood of the people around it and can acquire a special structure. Especially after the famous Epiphany frosts (it is known that freezing has a beneficial effect on water quality). But, we repeat, if you want to bring home exactly holy water, then this is possible only when the water is blessed in the temple. In churches, the rite of consecration of water is carried out repeatedly: on January 7, on the day of John the Baptist, on the day of Midlife (Wednesday in the third week after Easter), on Thursday or Saturday at services before Easter, on August 14 on Honey Spas. The most important water blessing takes place on January 19, on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Epiphany.
Epiphany is one of the main holidays of the year. It is believed that on this day, January 19 (according to the new style), thirty-year-old Jesus Christ entered the waters of the Jordan and was baptized by John the Baptist. The Bible describes: when Jesus came out of the river, the sky opened up, and the Holy Spirit descended on him in the form of a dove. This biblical event marked the beginning of one of the main church sacraments- The sacrament of baptism. In memory of this day in all churches, as well as on the eve, the rite of the Great Blessing of Water is performed. At Baptism, water is generally given Special attention. Since ancient times, it has been consecrated even in rivers, ponds and lakes. To do this, a hole was punched in the ice - a Jordan, around which a procession was made. It was believed that the water in this hole was healing - it heals wounds, protects from the "black" eye, and helps to turn away disasters. Alas, such a belief (in protection from the black eye) is also not very consistent with Orthodoxy, because the clergy say that it is a sin to take some kind of magical or close to them actions, even for the purpose of protection from the evil eye. Living "by grace", sincerely believing in God, a person receives protection from above. The appeal to magic, divination, conspiracies, etc. - from the evil one.
Why bless water?
Water plays an important role in our Everyday life. However, she also has highest value: she is peculiar healing power which is repeatedly mentioned in the Holy Scriptures.
In the New Testament time, water serves the spiritual rebirth of a person into a new, grace-filled life, cleansing from sins. Christ the Savior said: "Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God." Christ himself, at the beginning of his ministry, received Baptism from the prophet John the Baptist in the waters of the Jordan River. In the hymns of the service for this holiday it is said that the Lord "grants cleansing with water to the human race."
Consecration of water
The consecration of water can be small and large: the small is performed several times during the year (during prayers, the performance of the Sacrament of Baptism), and the great - only on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord (Theophany). Blessing of water is called great because of the special solemnity of the rite, imbued with the memory of the gospel event, which became not only the prototype of the mysterious washing away of sins, but also the actual sanctification of the very nature of water through the immersion of God in the flesh into it.
The Great Blessing of Water is performed according to the Rule at the end of the Liturgy, after the prayer beyond the ambo, on the very day of Theophany (January 19), and also on the eve of Theophany (January 18). On the very day of Theophany, the consecration of water is performed with a solemn procession to the sources of water, known as the "way to the Jordan."
How to use holy water?
The use of holy water in daily life Orthodox Christian quite varied. For example, it is consumed on an empty stomach in small quantities, usually together with a piece of prosphora (this is especially true for the great agiasma (water consecrated on the eve and on the very day of the feast of the Epiphany), they sprinkle their dwelling.
A special property of holy water is that, added even in a small amount to ordinary water, it transfers beneficial properties to it, therefore, in case of a shortage of holy water, it can be diluted with plain water.
We must not forget that consecrated water- this is a church shrine, with which the grace of God came into contact, and which requires a reverent attitude towards itself.
It is customary to use holy water with a prayer: “Lord my God, may Your holy gift and Your holy water be for the remission of my sins, for the enlightenment of my mind, for the strengthening of my spiritual and bodily strength, for the health of my soul and body, for the subjugation of passions and my infirmities through Thy boundless mercy through the prayers of Thy Most Pure Mother and all Thy saints. Amen".
Although it is desirable - out of reverence for the shrine - to take Epiphany water on an empty stomach, but due to a special need for God's help - in case of ailments or attacks by evil forces - you can and should drink it without hesitation at any time. With a reverent attitude, holy water remains fresh and pleasant to the taste for a long time. It should be stored in separate place, better near with home iconostasis.
But you don’t need to bathe yourself or bathe babies: holy water can only be poured into a special place that is not trampled under foot. Other times it is used for sprinkling, but always with prayer.
If your Holy Water was stored in a bottle, then it is better to store it here in the future, but if this does not work, then the bottle must be dried and only then thrown away.