Ephpheta
Ephpheta
(imperative of Aramaic verb, to open)
A ceremony which is a part of the administration of Baptism . It consists in the applying of saliva from the priest’s mouth to the ears and nostrils of the person who is being baptized , with the words:
“Ephpheta, which is: Be thou opened, in the odor of sweetness. And thou, devil, flee; for the judgment of God will draw near.”