“Among sacramentals blessings (of persons, meals, objects, and places) come first. Every blessing praises God and prays for his gifts. In Christ, Christians are blessed by God the Father ‘with every spiritual blessing.’ This is why the Church imparts blessings by invoking the name of Jesus, usually while making the holy sign of the cross of Christ.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1671)
“Sacramentals are sacred signs instituted by the Church. They prepare men to receive the fruit of the sacraments and sanctify different circumstances of life.” (Ibid, 1677)
My opinion is that a high value should be set on the faith of the Church which precedes the faith of the believer, and as taught by her - her faith purifies our own sense of communion of faith. Whereby, I can come to the standpoint that suffices the work of God. Blessings from the Church are much in this context in which I speak. They precede the standpoint to offer the work that is God’s own, in which I choose to be conformed into.
