Sacramentals

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The same sacramentals used in the Catholic Church are used in blessing rituals, whereby the sacramentals are never disrespected. However, they are also used, quite extensively in stregoneria (witchcraft), where there is more of a grey area and therefore a practitioner may find themselves walking the fine line between the sacred and the profane or, stepping right into sacrilege.

 ~Rue

Examples of sacramentals include:

  • Agnus Dei
  • Altars
  • Ashes
  • Bells
  • Blessed medals
  • Blessed palms
  • Blessing of people
  • Bowing the head
  • Bows
  • Candles
  • Church buildings
  • Churching of women
  • Crucifixes
  • Exorcism
  • Feet washing
  • Fire
  • Folding hands
  • Genuflection
  • Holy water
  • Icons
  • Incense
  • Liturgical hours
  • Liturgical vessels
  • Liturgical year
  • Mary gardens
  • Minor orders
  • Oil
  • Prostrations
  • Religious habits
  • Rosaries
  • Salt
  • Scapulars
  • Sign of the cross
  • Statues
  • Vestments
  • Wedding rings