Water is the symbol of purification of the soul from sin

Jer. Taylor, Worthy Communicant, i. § 3. 4. In the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, the pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest. - Purification of St. Mary the Virgin, a feast observed in the Roman Catholic and some other liturgical churches on February 2d, in commemoration of the purification of the Virgin Mary, according to the Jewish ceremonial, forty days after the birth of Christ. Also called Candle mas, Hypapante, Presentation of Christ in the Temple, and Purification of Our Lady. Tewysday, the ij Day of Februarii, that was the Purifi cacon of our lady, the wynde made well for us.