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Blessing of the palms, a sacramental bestowed on Palm Sunday

A sacramental (Latin pl. sacramentalia) is a sacred sign, a ritual act or a ceremony, which, in a certain imitation of the

Independent Catholic
churches.

In the

betrothal ceremony, engagement rings become a sacramental.[8]

As an adjective, sacramental means "of or pertaining to sacraments".

Biblical basis

The

Jesus Christ used a form of sacramentals himself; for example, when he healed a blind man, he made a mud paste that he put over the eyes of the man, before telling him to wash in the Pool of Siloam.[9]

Prayer cloths and holy oil are mentioned in reference to praying for healing, as in Acts 19:11–12 and James 5:14–15.[2][3]

Denominational usage

Catholic

Holy Sepulchre
– both the procession and the palm branches are sacramentals

The

Roman Catholic Church currently defines sacramentals as "sacred signs which ... 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".[10]

Sacramentals do not confer the grace of the Holy Spirit in the way that the sacraments do, but by the Church's prayer, they prepare one to receive grace and dispose a person to cooperate with it. "For well-disposed members of the faithful, the liturgy of the sacraments and sacramentals sanctifies almost every event of their lives with the divine grace which flows from the Paschal mystery of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Christ. From this source all sacraments and sacramentals draw their power."[11]

The

exorcisms.[14]

Rosary beads, scapulars, medals and religious images are more accurately termed devotional articles; prayers such as the rosary, the stations of the cross, litanies, and novenas are called popular devotions or "expressions of popular piety".[15]

The Latin Church allows the bestowing of certain sacramentals, such as blessings, "to catechumens and even to non-Catholics unless there is a prohibition of the Church to the contrary.[16]

Lutheran

In Lutheran churches, sacramentals such as palms and crosses, are used by the faithful.[17]

Anglican

The Anglican Rosary sitting atop the Anglican Breviary and the Book of Common Prayer

A text of the

Anglican rosary, ashes, and palms among objects counted as sacramentals.[18]

Pentecostal

A blessed prayer cloth and holy anointing oil distributed by the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association, a Pentecostal apostolate

Pentecostal theologian Mark Pearson states that the Bible speaks of sacramentals, sometimes referred to as points of contact, such as blessed prayer cloths (Acts 19:11–19:12) and holy oil (James 5:14).[2] He states that God is the source of healing and that Pentecostal clergy "can confidently offer prayer, administer the various sacramentals, and lay hands on the sick".[2]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ CIC, can. 1166
  2. ^ .
  3. ^ . In Scripture and Church tradition, we read of blessed prayer cloths and holy oil (Acts 19:11-12; James 5:14). ... The historical term in the Church for these things is sacramentals.
  4. . Clara Saraiva, Peter Jan Margry, Lionel Obadia, Kinga Povedák, José Mapril
  5. ^ Myers, Ryleigh (20 September 2018). "Sound Board: Why I veil". Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  6. ^ Nelson, Paul A. "Home Altars". Immanuel Lutheran Church. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  7. .
  8. Angelus Press
    . 1962.
  9. ^ O'Neill, Eddie (1 November 2014). "What Are Sacramentals?". Our Sunday Visitor. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  10. ^ Sacrosanctum Concilium 60
  11. ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church § 1670
  12. ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church § 1671
  13. ^ Catechism § 1672.
  14. ^ Catechism § 1673.
  15. ^ Catechism § 1674.
  16. ^ Code of Canon Law 1170
  17. ^ Kavouras, Dean. "Blessed Is He - Blessed Are We". Christ Lutheran Church.
  18. . Retrieved 9 April 2014.

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