Sacramentals

Focuses on the reverent use of sacramentals: sacred actions (Sign of the Cross, sprinkling rite at Mass, bodily gestures), blessings (at meals, family times, Church events), and objects used for worship (holy water, candles, ashes and palms). Objects for personal devotion include rosary beads, crucifixes, medals and statues. ""Catholics are indeed a sacramental people who seek and encounter the divine through the Church's treasury of sacred actions, blessings and created things. Whenever we make reverent use of this rich heritage and of the gifts of creation, we open ourselves to the touch of God in our lives,"" writes Turpin.