What Is A Sacramental?

What is a Sacramental?What is a Sacramental?

Mr. Pablo CuadraReligion Class

What is a sacramental?What is a sacramental?

A. A sacramental is A. A sacramental is a a sign sign (s) (s) instituted instituted (created) (created) by the by the Church’s Church’s intercessionintercession

(prayer on behalf of (prayer on behalf of others). others).

B. TB. To help us in our o help us in our spiritual life.spiritual life.

What is the purpose of What is the purpose of Sacramentals?Sacramentals?

A. Sacramentals A. Sacramentals are are sacred signssacred signs that bring us closer that bring us closer to God’s to God’s gracegrace..

B. They help us B. They help us develop an attitude develop an attitude of prayer, faith, of prayer, faith, holiness, and holiness, and devotion.devotion.

What can sacramentals do?What can sacramentals do?

Through the Through the intercession of the intercession of the Church and their Church and their correct use (devotion).correct use (devotion).

Sacramentals can:Sacramentals can: A. Drive away evil A. Drive away evil

spirits, spirits, B. Remit venial sinB. Remit venial sin C. Prepare us for C. Prepare us for

grace (God’s very life).grace (God’s very life).

What could be a What could be a sacramental?sacramental?

A. Sacramentals can A. Sacramentals can be material things be material things like rosaries, like rosaries, crosses, holy water.crosses, holy water.

B. Sacramentals B. Sacramentals can be can be actionsactions such as: such as: genuflection, sign of genuflection, sign of the cross, prayers, the cross, prayers, blessings.blessings.

SacramentalsSacramentals

Anything blessed by a Anything blessed by a priest can become a priest can become a sacramental.sacramental.

Catholics are Catholics are encouraged to bless, encouraged to bless, to set aside objects for to set aside objects for the glory of God .the glory of God .

We bless meals, We bless meals, Bibles, cars, houses, Bibles, cars, houses, etc.etc.

We are encouraged to We are encouraged to received blessings and received blessings and to bless others. to bless others.

Types of sacramentalsTypes of sacramentals

ExorcismExorcism Holy WaterHoly Water RosariesRosaries CandlesCandles IconsIcons Holy imagesHoly images Holy vesselsHoly vessels IncenseIncense Relics Relics

Blessed PalmsBlessed Palms BiblesBibles ScapularsScapulars MedalsMedals CrossesCrosses BowBow BellsBells GenuflectionGenuflection PrayersPrayers

SacramentalsSacramentals

Some sacramentals Some sacramentals remind us of the remind us of the sacramentssacraments..

Holy waterHoly water remind us remind us of of baptismbaptism

Ashes remind us of Ashes remind us of reconciliation, reconciliation, penance penance

Holy Oil remind us of Holy Oil remind us of confirmationconfirmation

Wedding ring remind Wedding ring remind us of the covenant of us of the covenant of marriagemarriage

SacramentalsSacramentals

Sacred objectsSacred objects need to be treated need to be treated with with respectrespect..

Sacramentals have Sacramentals have been blessed and been blessed and made holy through made holy through the power of the the power of the Church’s prayer.Church’s prayer.

Sacramentals or Sacramentals or sacred signs or sacred signs or objects are to be objects are to be treated with treated with reverence and reverence and devotion (passion devotion (passion for the things of for the things of God).God).

Corporal Works of MercyCorporal Works of Mercy(Holy Actions)(Holy Actions)

1. To Feed the Hungry1. To Feed the Hungry 2. To Give drink to the thirsty2. To Give drink to the thirsty 3. To Clothe the naked3. To Clothe the naked 4. To shelter the homeless4. To shelter the homeless 5. To visit the sick5. To visit the sick 6. To visit the imprisoned6. To visit the imprisoned 7. To bury the dead7. To bury the dead

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