THEOLOGY PROJECT: SACRAMENTALS

SIGN OF THE CROSS

• Aka blessing oneself
• A ritual blessing made by members of Christianity
• When using this christians recall what jesus had taught us over 2000 years ago
• It was originally made in some parts of the christian world only using your hand and thumb across forehead
• We encounter Christ every time we make the sign of the cross

CRUCIFIX

• The crucifix is a powerful symbol that prepares us to receive God's grace.
• Signifies how jesus was put to death 2000 years ago
• Helps us encounter Christ by stimulating our feelings of faith through prayer.

BROWN SCAPULAR

• A powerful reminder of faith, hope, and love
• Must be worn on shoulders in a manner that one part hangs in the front
• Those who die wearing this sacramental shall not suffer eternal fire
• We encounter Christ with this sacramental by spending eternal life with him

ROSARY

• It is a fatim which means a garden of roses
• Symbol of the Virgin Mary is a rose
• One of the oldest sacramentals in the church
• We encounter Christ by praying the rosary

HOLY WATER

• Water blessed by priests
• Used for baptisms and for blessing objects or places
• Used to repel evil
• It means life
• We encounter Christ with this by blessing ourselves with it