SACRAMENTALS Flashcards
Form of prayer composed of petitions and people’s response
Litany
Should not be confused with sacraments.
Sacramentals
Are objects, actions, practices, places, and the like that makes us conscious of the presence of God.
Sacramentals
They are not instituted by Christ as described above, but by the Church.
Sacramentals
Include “blessings (homes, cars, buildings), actions (kneeling, bowing, making Sign of the Cross), words (grace before and after meals. indulgenced novena prayers, crucifixes, rosaries, scapulars, statues), places (churches, shrines), and time liturgical seasons.
Sacramentals
Among sacramental, what comes first?
Blessings (of persons, meals, objects, and places)
Imparts blessing by invoking the name of Jesus, usually while making the holy sign of the cross of Christ.
Church
Disrespect, insult
Profane
Sacramentals help us become aware of Christ’s grace-filled presence around us or liberate from the presence of the
Evil One (Exorcism)
Sacramentals help us receive the sacraments with greater fruit, and
“render holy various occasions in life”
It arouse us to acts of virtue and piety which strengthen God’s grace-filled presence within and among us.
Sacramentals
Makes us aware of God’s presence to us
Objects like candles, crucifix, and rosary
It should be treated with respect and sincerity
Sacramentals