Sacramentals (CFC, 1578) : Litanies)
Sacramentals (CFC, 1578) : Litanies)
Sacramentals (CFC, 1578) : Litanies)
SACRAMENTALS
(CFC, 1578)
Objects, actions, practices, places and the likes that help us become aware of
Christ’s grace-filled presence. Such are:
They help us receive the sacraments with greater fruitfulness and prolong their
efficacy rendering holy various occasions in life.
CHRISTIAN SYMBOLS
LITURGICAL MUSIC
(CCC, 1156-1157)
Song and music are closely connected with liturgical action. The criteria for
their proper use are the beauty expressive of prayer, the unanimous
participation of the assembly, and the sacred character of the celebration.
Sacred images in our churches and homes are intended to awaken and nourish
our faith in the mystery of Christ. Through the icon of Christ and his works of
salvation it is he whom we adore. Through the sacred images of the holy
Mother of God, of the angels and of the saints, we venerated the persons
represented.
SACRED ART
(CCC, 2502 & 2513)
Sacred art is true and beautiful when its form corresponds to its particular
vocation: evoking and glorifying, in faith and adoration, the transcendental
mystery of God – the surpassing invisible beauty of truth and love visible in
Christ, who “reflects the glory of God and bears the very stamp of his nature,”
in whom “the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.”
This spiritual beauty of God is reflected in the most holy Virgin Mother of
God, the angels and saints. Genuine sacred art draws man to adoration, to
prayer and to the love of God, Creation and Savior, the Holy One and
Sanctifier.
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The sacred art are directed toward expressing in some way the infinite beauty
of God in works made by human hands. Their dedication to the increase of
God’s praise and of his glory is more complete, the more exclusively they are
devoted to turning men’s minds devoutly toward God.
POPULAR RELIGIOSITY
(CFC, 1579)
For the great mass of ordinary Filipino Catholics, it means some form of
devotion to the:
The Second Plenary Council of the Phil. (PCP II) has called for a renewal of
popular piety that involves critical and fervent use of popular Filipino
religious practices.
It warned that “our pastoral practice must ensure that the Catholic religion
does not become Mary, Saint or Angel-centered, but that it always remains
Christ-centered.
These are to be fostered in such a way that they do not distort authentic
Christian faith, rendering holy various occasions in life.
Only God is adored and worshipped; the BVM (and the Angels & Saints) is
not worshipped but venerated within the Church’s liturgy and innumerable
devotions.