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Sacramental vs Offertory - What's the difference?

sacramental | offertory |

As nouns the difference between sacramental and offertory

is that sacramental is (christianity|chiefly|roman catholicism) an object (such as holy water or a crucifix) or an action (such as making the sign of the cross) which is regarded as encouraging devotion and thus spiritually aiding the person who uses it while offertory is (christianity) an anthem formerly sung as part of the roman catholic mass or during the corresponding part of the anglican communion.

As an adjective sacramental

is used in, or relating to, a sacrament.

sacramental

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Used in, or relating to, a sacrament.
  • The altar boys were sacked after they were caught sampling the sacramental wine instead of just passing it to the priest before communion.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Christianity, chiefly, Roman Catholicism) An object (such as holy water or a crucifix) or an action (such as making the sign of the cross) which is regarded as encouraging devotion and thus spiritually aiding the person who uses it.
  • * 1997 , James Monti, The king's good servant but God's first :
  • But under the twofold pressure of solafideism''’s rejection of "good works" for the sake of merit and ''sola scriptura ’s denial of anything not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, sacramentals such as images, relics, blessings, and pilgrimages became the objects of the dissenters' most bitter condemnation and scorn.
  • * 2000 , Michael Theisen, Exploring Catholicism , page 17:
  • The activities in this strategy immerse the young people in the many sacramentals that are part of the daily, weekly, and seasonal Catholic individual and communal religious expressions.
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  • Quotations

    * 1898 , Hermann Rolfus, Illustrated explanation of the holy sacraments , page 294: *: The Sacramentals. *: Besides the holy sacraments there are things which the Church blesses in order that by the pious use of them the Christian may obtain from God temporal benefits and spiritual health. Now as these things bear a certain resemblance to the sacraments, they are called sacramentals.

    offertory

    Noun

    (offertories)
  • (Christianity) An anthem formerly sung as part of the Roman Catholic Mass or during the corresponding part of the Anglican Communion.
  • * c.1390 , (Geoffrey Chaucer), Canterbury Tales :
  • But alderbest he sang an offertory : / For well he wiste, when that song was sung, / He muste preach […].
  • * 1922 , (Sinclair Lewis), Babbitt :
  • There was an impressive musical program, conducted by Sheldon Smeeth, educational director of the Y.M.C.A., who also sang the offertory .
  • (Christianity) The part of the Eucharist service when offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar and when any collection is taken; also, the money or other things collected.
  • * 1914 , (Stephen Leacock), Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich :
  • Before a month had passed the congregation at the evening service at St. Asaph's Church was so slender that the offertory , as Mr. Furlong senior himself calculated, was scarcely sufficient to pay the overhead charge of collecting it.
  • * 1922 , (Upton Sinclair), They Call Me Carpenter :
  • I sat through the sermon, and the offertory , and the recessional.
  • * 1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 30:
  • Even the coins in the offertory were accredited with magical value; there were numerous popular superstitions about the magical value of communion silver as a cure for illness or a lucky charm against danger.