Why do Catholics make the cross sign with water before they go into the chapel?
Catholics make the sign of the cross at the entrance to the church (or chapel if it is a small church) to bless themselves. It is called Holy Water because it is blessed by the priest in a special ceremony on Holy Saturday as part of the Easter Liturgy Anyone is allowed to bless themselves with the water, catholic or not The small fountain is either the Holy Water Font (which is what is at the entrance of the church) or the Baptismal Font, I am not sure which one you are referring to.
