Thursday, April 13, 2017
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 272 - Part I.
(Youcat
answer) Sacramentals are sacred signs or sacred actions in which a blessing is
conferred.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 1667)
"Holy Mother Church has, moreover, instituted sacramentals. These are
sacred signs which bear a resemblance to the sacraments. They signify effects,
particularly of a spiritual nature, which are obtained through the intercession
of the Church. By them men are disposed to receive the chief effect of the
sacraments, and various occasions in life are rendered holy" (SC 60; Cf.
CIC, can. 1166; CCEO, can. 867).
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) Examples of sacramentals are holy water, the
consecration of a bell or an organ, the blessing of a house or an automobile,
the blessing of throats on the feast of St. Blaise, receiving ashes on Ash
Wednesday, palm branches on Palm Sunday, the Easter candle, and the blessing of
produce on the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 1668)
Sacramentals are instituted for the sanctification of certain ministries of the
Church, certain states of life, a great variety of circumstances in Christian
life, and the use of many things helpful to man. In accordance with bishops'
pastoral decisions, they can also respond to the needs, culture, and special
history of the Christian people of a particular region or time. They always
include a prayer, often accompanied by a specific sign, such as the laying on
of hands, the sign of the cross, or the sprinkling of holy water (which recalls
Baptism). (CCC 1677) Sacramentals are sacred signs
instituted by the Church. They prepare men to receive the fruit of the sacraments
and sanctify different circumstances of life.
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