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Understanding Sacramentals in Christianity

Sacramentals are outward signs instituted by the Church to impart grace. They include blessings, scapulars, oils, bells, candles, incense, holy water, and medals. While they do not confer grace like sacraments, sacramentals prepare people for grace and dispose them to cooperate with grace. They sanctify persons, places, things, and certain circumstances. Popular devotions are also considered sacramentals and should harmonize with the Church's liturgical life. Sacramentals provide Christian wisdom and answers to modern problems.

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Understanding Sacramentals in Christianity

Sacramentals are outward signs instituted by the Church to impart grace. They include blessings, scapulars, oils, bells, candles, incense, holy water, and medals. While they do not confer grace like sacraments, sacramentals prepare people for grace and dispose them to cooperate with grace. They sanctify persons, places, things, and certain circumstances. Popular devotions are also considered sacramentals and should harmonize with the Church's liturgical life. Sacramentals provide Christian wisdom and answers to modern problems.

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SACRAMENTALS

Prepared by Group 5
Calagui, Duremdes, Larong, Pajuyo
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF
SACRAMENTAL?
 It is an outward sing instituted by the Church to give you Grace.
 Instituted by the Church means that the Church over time and
through tradition, has allow these different devotions:
• Prayers
• Things or objects
• Actions or practices
• Places
 They allow Grace to come to anyone who participate or uses these
things or Sacramental.
 Its purpose is to put each Christian in closer Relationship with Christ.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SACRAMENTALS

 Sanctifying Persons, Places and Things


The sacramentals sanctify certain ministries, certain
circumstances, and certain things used in daily life. They
always include a prayer and a specific sign, such as the
sign of the cross or sprinkling of holy water.
Because sacramentals come from the priesthood of
the baptized (who are meant to be a blessing to all) lay
people can preside at blessings unless they are reserved
to the priest or bishop.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SACRAMENTALS

 Preparing for Grace


Sacramentals do not confer grace (as sacraments
do), but they prepare for grace and dispose us to
cooperate. Sacraments and sacramentals draw their
power from Christ's Resurrection.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SACRAMENTALS

 Blessings

The most important sacramentals are the blessings of


persons, objects and places. These usually invoke Jesus'
name with the sign of the cross.
Certain blessings have a lasting importance because
they consecrate persons to God (abbots, virgins, religious
profession, various ministries) or they reserve objects
and places for liturgical use (dedication of Church or
altar, blessing of holy oils and vessels).
CHARACTERISTICS OF SACRAMENTALS

 Exorcism

Exorcism, of persons or objects, is the expulsion of


demons or liberation from their possession by the
spiritual authority given by Jesus to his Church. The
baptismal ceremony contains a simple exorcism. A
solemn, or major, exorcism must be done by a priest
who has the bishop's permission. Before an exorcism
takes place, it must be clear that the problems do not
come from a psychological illness.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SACRAMENTALS

 Popular Forms and Piety


Catechesis must teach popular devotions and
forms of piety by which Christians express their
religious sense. These include the rosary, medals,
stations of the cross, processions, pilgrimages, etc.
These expressions of piety should harmonize with
the Church's liturgical life (which is far superior to
these devotions).
CHARACTERISTICS OF SACRAMENTALS

 An Answer to Problems
"This piety offers Christian wisdom as an answer to
modern problems, creatively combining divine and
human, Christ and Mary, body and spirit. This wisdom
radically affirms the dignity of every person and can
provide joy even in very difficult circumstances. This
religious wisdom spontaneously senses when the
Gospel is served and when it is stifled by other
interests"
TYPES OF SACRAMENTALS
 BLESSINGS
TYPES OF SACRAMENTALS
 Scapulars
TYPES OF SACRAMENTALS
 Oils
TYPES OF SACRAMENTALS
 Bells
TYPES OF SACRAMENTALS
 Candles
TYPES OF SACRAMENTALS
 Candles
TYPES OF SACRAMENTALS
 Incense
TYPES OF SACRAMENTALS
 Holy Water
TYPES OF SACRAMENTALS
 Medals

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