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An '''aspergillum,'''<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspergillum Aspergillum], ''[[Merriam-Webster Dictionary]]''. Retrieved on October 8, 2014.</ref> Russian: "Kropilo" [Кропило] ("little sprinkler",<ref name="LoBello">{{cite book |last1=Lo Bello |first1=Anthony |title=The Origins of Catholic Words A Discursive Dictionary |date=January 24, 2020 |publisher=Catholic University of America Press |isbn=9780813232300 |page=52 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4a7QDwAAQBAJ |access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref> less commonly, '''aspergilium''', '''aspergil''' or '''asperger''') is a Christian [[liturgy|liturgical]] implement used to [[Aspersion|sprinkle]] [[holy water]]. It comes in three forms: a freshly cut [[ezov|hyssop]] branch, a brush-like bundle that is dipped in the holy water and shaken, and a perforated, mace-like metal ball with a handle. Some have sponges or internal reservoirs that dispense holy water when shaken, while others must periodically be dipped in an '''aspersorium''' (holy water bucket, known to art historians as a [[situla (vessel)|situla]]).

An aspergillum In the Orthodox tradition, a bundle of natural or artificial fibers with a handle is used in [[Roman Catholic]]as a sprinkler. In particular, [[Lutheran]] and [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] ceremonieson Mount Athos, including the Rite a bunch of [[Baptism]] and during the [[Eastertide|Easter Season]]basil shoots often serves as a sprinkler.<ref>{{cite web |title=What are In Western churches, the practices for remembering and affirming baptism? |url=https://downloadsprinkler usually has a spherical ending with a sponge.elca.org/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository/What_are_the_practices_for_remembering_and_affirming_baptism.pdf |publisher=[[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] |access-date=6 June 2021 |language=English}}</ref> In addition, a priest will use the aspergillum to bless the candles during [[Candlemas]] services and the palms during [[Palm Sunday]] Mass.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Crump |first1=William D. |title=Encyclopedia number of Easter Celebrations Worldwide |date=February 22churches, 2021 |publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers |isbn=9781476680545 |page=219 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nksgEAAAQBAJ |access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref> At a [[requiem]], if a coffin sprinkling is presentnot used, and the priest will sprinkle holy pours water on the coffin. The aspergillum can be used in other manners where sprinkling of holy water is appropriate, as in a house blessing, in which the priest might bless the entry to the home, during the [[Blessing of the Fleet]],<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=U.S. Government Printing Office |title=Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-third Congress, Second Session |date=1974 |publisher=United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation |page=39 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Vs-AQAAIAAJ |access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref> or as part of faithful directly from the ceremony consecrating an [[altar]] and [[Dedication palm of churches|a church building]]. The priest holds the aspergillum in his right hand while an acolyte holds the aspersorium. The name derives from the [[Latin]] verb ''aspergere'' 'to sprinkle'.<ref name="LoBello" />

The form As a rule, with the help of this tool, the aspergillum differs in priest sprinkles holy water on the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]. In the [[Greek Orthodox Church]] the aspergillum (''randistirion'') is flock in the form of a standing vessel with a tapering lidcross-shaped manner. The top of During the lid has holes in it from which the [[Holy water in Eastern Christianity|''agiasmos'']] (funeral service, holy water) is sprinkled. In on the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] the aspergillum is in coffin with the form of a [[Fly-whisk|whisk]] made of cloth or hairdeceased. Sometimes, sprigs of [[basil]] Sprinkles are also used to sprinkle holy water. In some of in the [[Oriental Orthodox Churches]], no aspergillum is used, but the priest will pour holy water into the palm blessing of his right hand and throw it on the faithfulhousewarming.