Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
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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.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T453953 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Context triple: [Blessed Sacrament, centralTo, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament]
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Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a solemn Eastern Christian service, celebrated mainly on weekdays of Great Lent, in which Holy Communion is distributed from previously consecrated Eucharistic gifts without a full Eucharistic consecration.
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Eucharistic Prayer
The Eucharistic Prayer is the central, solemn prayer of thanksgiving and consecration in the Christian liturgy, during which the bread and wine are offered and believed to become the Body and Blood of Christ.
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Holy Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist is the central Christian sacrament in which believers share consecrated bread and wine as the sacramental presence of Christ and a memorial of his death and resurrection.
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Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, commonly known as Corpus Christi, is a major Catholic feast celebrating the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
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Liturgy of the Catechumens
The Liturgy of the Catechumens is the first major part of the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy, centered on Scripture readings, hymns, and prayers and originally intended for both baptized faithful and catechumens preparing for baptism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a solemn Eastern Christian service, celebrated mainly on weekdays of Great Lent, in which Holy Communion is distributed from previously consecrated Eucharistic gifts without a full Eucharistic consecration.
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B.
Eucharistic Prayer
The Eucharistic Prayer is the central, solemn prayer of thanksgiving and consecration in the Christian liturgy, during which the bread and wine are offered and believed to become the Body and Blood of Christ.
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C.
Holy Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist is the central Christian sacrament in which believers share consecrated bread and wine as the sacramental presence of Christ and a memorial of his death and resurrection.
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D.
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, commonly known as Corpus Christi, is a major Catholic feast celebrating the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
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E.
Liturgy of the Catechumens
The Liturgy of the Catechumens is the first major part of the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy, centered on Scripture readings, hymns, and prayers and originally intended for both baptized faithful and catechumens preparing for baptism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic devotional service
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Eucharistic devotion ⓘ |
| associatedPrayer |
Divine Praises
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Litany of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ O Salutaris Hostia ⓘ Agnus Dei ⓘ
surface form:
Tantum Ergo
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| 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
|
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Input
Subject: Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eucharistic adoration
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
→
associatedWith
→
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
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Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
→
associatedWith
→
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
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this entity surface form:
Eucharistic adoration
this entity surface form:
Eucharistic adoration
this entity surface form:
Eucharistic adoration
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
→
regulatedBy
→
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Rite of Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction
this entity surface form:
Eucharistic adoration
this entity surface form:
Eucharistic reparation
this entity surface form:
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
this entity surface form:
Eucharistic adoration
this entity surface form:
Eucharistic adoration
this entity surface form:
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
this entity surface form:
Eucharistic adoration
this entity surface form:
Eucharistic adoration