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sacramental, in the Roman Catholic Church, aid to devotion that is not a sacrament. Sacramentals are commonly divided into six classes: prayer, anointing, eating, confession, giving, and blessings. According to church teaching, sacramentals are not founded by God but by the church, and therefore do not convey grace. Examples are holy water holy water, in Christian churches, water blessed to symbolize spiritual cleansing. In Roman Catholic churches there is a bowl (stoup or font) of holy water near the doors, so that the faithful may bless themselves with it on entering.
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The life of that community, the church, is the very paschal life of Christ, communicated sacramentally, especially in the Eucharist.
The paschal cure: Incarnation & the Eucharist by Imbelli, Robert / Commonweal
Since Jesus said that the flesh is of no avail, Zwingli and Oecolampadius concluded that Christ's flesh would not be sacramentally efficacious and is not present in the sacrament.
Finitum capax infiniti: Luther's radical incarnational perspective by Hendel, Kurt K. / Currents in Theology and Mission
Chancery officials said the parishes are too small to support themselves sacramentally and financially.
Church closing is final; Bishop's message to St. Casimir group by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
 
 
 
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