Saturday, April 15, 2017
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 272 - Part III.
(Youcat
answer - repeated) Sacramentals are sacred signs or sacred actions in which a
blessing is conferred.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 1671)
Among sacramentals blessings (of
persons, meals, objects, and places) come first. Every blessing praises God and
prays for his gifts. In Christ, Christians are blessed by God the Father
"with every spiritual blessing" (Eph 1:3). This is why the Church
imparts blessings by invoking the name of Jesus, usually while making the holy
sign of the cross of Christ. (CCC 1672) Certain blessings have a lasting
importance because they consecrate
persons to God, or reserve objects and places for liturgical use. Among those
blessings which are intended for persons -not to be confused with sacramental
ordination- are the blessing of the abbot or abbess of a monastery, the
consecration of virgins, the rite of religious profession and the blessing of
certain ministries of the Church (readers, acolytes, catechists, etc.). The
dedication or blessing of a church or an altar, the blessing of holy oils,
vessels, and vestments, bells, etc., can be mentioned as examples of blessings
that concern objects.
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 1678) Among the sacramentals blessings occupy an important
place. They include both praise of God for his works and gifts, and the
Church's intercession for men that they may be able to use God's gifts
according to the spirit of the Gospel.
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