Blessing your own sacramentals

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So I have these sacramentals that I think did not undergo formal blessing by the priest.

Can some prayers over it and sprinkling holy water by myself suffice?
I have a container filled with holy water
Can I bless it myself?
And p.s
I have this benedictine crucifix necklace and it fell down. And it was broken. The crucified Christ was separated from the Cross. And I fixed it with super glue. Is that sacramental still valid? I think it was “desecrated” when it fell down although I sprinkled holy water on it after I repaired it. Will it still serve it’s purpose? It is important for me to know.

God Bless you⛪
 
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Your cross fixed with glue is still fine. It’s best to have a priest bless your sacramentals.
 
Maathw said:
So I have these sacramentals that I think did not undergo formal blessing by the priest.

Can some prayers over it and sprinkling holy water by myself suffice?
I have a container filled with holy water
Can I bless it myself?
And p.s
I have this benedictine crucifix necklace and it fell down. And it was broken. The crucified Christ was separated from the Cross. And I fixed it with super glue. Is that sacramental still valid? I think it was “desecrated” when it fell down although I sprinkled holy water on it after I repaired it. Will it still serve it’s purpose? It is important for me to know.

God Bless you⛪
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Lay people cannot turn an item into a sacramental. It must be a priest.
 
Maathw said:
So I have these sacramentals that I think did not undergo formal blessing by the priest.

Can some prayers over it and sprinkling holy water by myself suffice?
I have a container filled with holy water
Can I bless it myself?
And p.s
I have this benedictine crucifix necklace and it fell down. And it was broken. The crucified Christ was separated from the Cross. And I fixed it with super glue. Is that sacramental still valid? I think it was “desecrated” when it fell down although I sprinkled holy water on it after I repaired it. Will it still serve it’s purpose? It is important for me to know.

God Bless you⛪
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A blessing by a layperson through their baptism (any layperson can bless) is not the same thing as a blessing by a priest or deacon. Sacramentals ideally should be blessed by an ordained minister.

Dropping something is not a desecration. It is dropping something.

Desecration and sacrilege are intentional.

Peace.
 
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As I understand it, a rosary is a sacramental to begin with and the blessing is itself an additional sacramental.
 
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Pitcairn17:
Deacons can perform blessings of sacramental also.
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Can. 1169
§3 A deacon can impart only those blessings which are expressly permitted to him by law.
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That’s hardly enlightening. So if are you saying that deacons CAN’T bless all sacramentals, perhaps you could cite the relevant canons to clarify which sacramentals a deacon can and cannot bless.
 
Pitcairn17 said:
That’s hardly enlightening. So if are you saying that deacons CAN’T bless all sacramentals, perhaps you could cite the relevant canons to clarify which sacramentals a deacon can and cannot bless.
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That is not stated in canon law. Look up the Book of Blessings.
 
Maathw said:
Is that sacramental still valid?
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Sacramentals do not have “validity” but whether they have been (unintentionally) damaged and repaired or not makes no difference as long as they are still recognizable and usable.
 
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