CCC 1667
Christian Mystery›SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH›CHAPTER FOUR OTHER LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS›Article 1 SACRAMENTALS
"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." The characteristics of sacramentals
Footnotes
- SC 60; Cf. ⇒ CIC, can. 1166; CCEO, can. 867.
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