Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

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Catholic devotional service Eucharistic devotion

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic devotional service in which the consecrated Eucharist is exposed for adoration and used to impart a blessing to the faithful.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Eucharistic adoration 4
Rite of Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic devotional service ⓘ
Eucharistic devotion ⓘ
associatedPrayer Divine Praises ⓘ
Litany of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ
O Salutaris Hostia ⓘ
Agnus Dei ⓘ
surface form: Tantum Ergo
coreElement Eucharistic blessing ⓘ
adoration of the consecrated Host ⓘ
exposition of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ
devotionalCharacter non-sacramental rite ⓘ
public devotion ⓘ
distinctFrom Communion service ⓘ
Mass ⓘ
gesture incensation of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ
sign of the cross with the monstrance ⓘ
includesRite Eucharistic blessing with the monstrance ⓘ
Eucharistic exposition ⓘ
reposition of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ
languageOfCelebration Latin ⓘ
vernacular languages ⓘ
liturgicalObjectUsed humeral veil ⓘ
incense ⓘ
monstrance ⓘ
thurible ⓘ
liturgicalSeasonUsage may be celebrated throughout the liturgical year ⓘ
minister bishop ⓘ
deacon ⓘ
priest ⓘ
musicType Gregorian chant ⓘ
hymns ⓘ
oftenCombinedWith Eucharistic adoration ⓘ
Forty Hours Devotion ⓘ
surface form: Holy Hour

Vespers ⓘ
participantRole adoration by the faithful ⓘ
reception of blessing ⓘ
purpose to honor Christ present in the Eucharist ⓘ
to impart a Eucharistic blessing to the faithful ⓘ
regulatedBy Code of Canon Law (1983) ⓘ
surface form: Code of Canon Law

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rite of Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
requires consecrated Host ⓘ
tabernacle or place of reservation ⓘ
requiresMinisterOrder ordained minister for blessing with monstrance ⓘ
theologyFocus real presence of Christ in the Eucharist ⓘ
typicalSetting chapel ⓘ
church ⓘ
usesSacrament Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form: Eucharist

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ → associatedWith → Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ → associatedWith → Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eucharistic adoration
Blessed Sacrament → centralTo → Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ
Forty Hours Devotion → hasPractice → Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eucharistic adoration
Maundy Thursday → hasPractice → Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eucharistic adoration
Forty Hours Devotion → includes → Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ
Litany of Loreto → liturgicalUse → Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ
Corpus Christi processions → oftenAccompaniedBy → Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament → regulatedBy → Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rite of Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction
Transubstantiation → supportsPractice → Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eucharistic adoration
Transubstantiation → supportsPractice → Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ