Sacred and blessed objects: what is their value?

- sacred objects they are a sign of our belonging to God because they constitute a constant memory of our consecration to the Trinity in Baptism. These are very important because they are forms of witness visible to those who frequent our home.

All those are sacramental reality (things, objects, rites, words) that help to enter the sanctifying current of the church such as the various anointings, processions and rogations, the sign of the cross. Among the sacramentals, the blessings occupy an important place. They involve at the same time the praise of God for his works and his gifts, and the intercession of the Church so that men can use the gifts of God according to the spirit of the Gospel. There are also many sacred objects that we could take with us such as blessed medals, images of saints, scapulars. These objects must be associated with a prayer sincere and profound to God and entrusting to Providence. Only if incurred by faith and devotion have a power very great. There faith it is the real lethal weapon against the enemy.

These items should not be worn as talismans or good luck charms. One would thus fall into a magical attitude, which is contrary to faith. Sacred objects must be blessed to ask God for it grace to increase the virtues in our daily life. To get the protection, the intercession of the person represented or evoked in the object.

What are the effects of sacred objects on our soul?

The effects that Christians expect are those that the Christian life requires. There purification of the soul; the satisfaction of justice for our sins, the expulsion of evil spirits; the relief of our pains, if our Heavenly Father finds it opportune. Small and familiar gestures, such as a cross traced on the forehead or on the chest, are things that, entering the religious current, become effective.