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Wayward76
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How important is it for Saint’s medals and Crucifixes to be Blessed? Are they still considered to be a sign/reminder of one’s Catholic Faith even when not blessed?
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eli1118
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Can someone share their insight on this? I would love this information too.
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BenFischer
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A lot of medals and scapulars have an indulgence of some sort associated with them. Without a blessing, the indulgence is not present.
I’d think that they’d be OK as pious symbols of faith with no blessing, but it’s better to have them blessed.
I’d think that they’d be OK as pious symbols of faith with no blessing, but it’s better to have them blessed.
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Lhhs
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Yes.
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Deacon_Ed_B
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The blessing of the priest or deacon given to a religious article, is the blessing of Jesus himself. This power and privilege is conferred at ordination. None of us are worthy of having this gift. It is privilege and honor to do this for people who ask that it be done.
Deacon Ed B
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hamburglar
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I currently wear a St. Benedict’s medal and a medal that has St. Brendan on it (my patron). I have not gotten either of them blessed, but I want to. I guess I haven’t done it because I don’t really know how to go about doing it. I guess it feels, weird to me for some reason. I know that there is also a prescribed blessing for my St. Benedict’s medal.
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Joyful_1
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I think you have to have a Benedictine priest bless a St. Benedict medal. I have one, too. It is attached to my scapular so I’m wearing it, but I’m not sure how much good it is doing.
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Deacon_Ed_B
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Any deacon or priest can bless the objects. For the
Benedictine blessing it must be by a Benedictine priest or deacon. Just ask them to bless these. Thats all that is necessary. I have been a Benedictine Oblate since 1962. I could not give the Benedictine blessing until I became a deacon in 1991.
Deacon Ed B
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hamburglar
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FromTheAshes777
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Getting an item blessed is no problem at all for Priests and Deacons. Just go up to a Deacon or Priest after Mass and tell them that you have an item that you would like to have blessed. They will sprinkle it with Holy Water, give the Sign of the Cross over it, and then pray a special prayer of blessing over the item. It really is a very moving and awesome thing. You can definitely feel the power of the Holy Spirit when the blessing of the Church is put on this item. After this is done the item is a Sacramental of the Church and deserves to be treated respectfully and reverently as such.
Like I said though, it’s not a problem at all for the Clergy to do this. A Priest at a Parish near me that I’ve been visiting has told me some very funny stories about some of the different things that people have brought in to have blessed (some pretty crazy items). Trust me, it’s no problem for them at all.
~Josh
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