Sacramental
A sacramental (Latin pl. sacramentalia) is a sacred sign, a ritual act or a ceremony, which, in a certain imitation of the
In the
As an adjective, sacramental means "of or pertaining to sacraments".
Biblical basis
The
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
The
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
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
A text of the
Pentecostal
Further reading
- Deharbe, Joseph (1912). . A Complete Catechism of the Catholic Religion. Translated by Rev. John Fander. Schwartz, Kirwin & Fauss.
- Leclercq, Henri (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. .
- Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). 1911. .
References
- ^ CIC, can. 1166
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4412-3957-0.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-59185-629-0.
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.
- ISBN 978-3-643-90727-1.
Clara Saraiva, Peter Jan Margry, Lionel Obadia, Kinga Povedák, José Mapril
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nelson, Paul A. "Home Altars". Immanuel Lutheran Church. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ISBN 978-0-86716-164-9.
- Angelus Press. 1962.
- ^ O'Neill, Eddie (1 November 2014). "What Are Sacramentals?". Our Sunday Visitor. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Sacrosanctum Concilium 60
- ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church § 1670
- ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church § 1671
- ^ Catechism § 1672.
- ^ Catechism § 1673.
- ^ Catechism § 1674.
- ^ Code of Canon Law 1170
- ^ Kavouras, Dean. "Blessed Is He - Blessed Are We". Christ Lutheran Church.
- ISBN 978-0-89869-701-8. Retrieved 9 April 2014.