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What is the main difference between sacraments and sacramentals?
What is the main difference between sacraments and sacramentals?
Holy water is considered a sacrament.
Holy water is considered a sacrament.
False
What is used in the Sacrament of Baptism to symbolize the washing away of Original Sin?
What is used in the Sacrament of Baptism to symbolize the washing away of Original Sin?
water
Saint John Paul II added the ______ Mysteries to the rosary.
Saint John Paul II added the ______ Mysteries to the rosary.
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When we pray the rosary, what do we reflect upon?
When we pray the rosary, what do we reflect upon?
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Match the examples of sacramentals with their descriptions:
Match the examples of sacramentals with their descriptions:
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What does meditation during the rosary help us understand?
What does meditation during the rosary help us understand?
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Sacramentals can only be used during church services.
Sacramentals can only be used during church services.
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Study Notes
Sacramentals
- The Church uses signs and actions to help us share in God's grace.
- Sacramentals prepare us to receive God's grace.
- They are signs that we can touch, see, and hear.
- Sacramentals help us live and act on the sacraments.
Sacraments vs. Sacramentals
- Sacraments give us God's grace.
- Sacramentals prepare us to receive God's grace.
Examples of Sacramentals
- Holy water
- Crosses
- Statues
- Crucifixes
- Medals
- Palms
- Holy images
- Ashes
- Rosaries
- Holy oils
- Holy candles
- Blessings
The Rosary
- The rosary helps us think about the special times of Jesus and Mary.
- Each decade or set of prayers focuses on a different mystery.
- Saint John Paul II, Pope for 27 years, loved the rosary and added the Luminous Mysteries to the prayer.
Meditation
- Meditation helps us understand how God is working in our lives and what he wants for us.
- We can meditate with scripture, images, the stations of the cross, and the rosary.
- While saying the rosary, we meditate on events in the life of Jesus and Mary.
- Praying the rosary helps us focus our minds, hearts, and bodies on our prayer.
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Explore the significance of sacramentals and their role in preparing us to receive God's grace. This quiz covers examples of sacramentals, the importance of the rosary, and the practice of meditation in enhancing our spiritual lives.