Blessed Sacrament

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Blessed Sacrament is a Christian term, especially in Catholicism, for the consecrated Eucharistic bread (and sometimes wine) believed to be the real presence of Jesus Christ and reserved for worship and devotion.

All labels observed (3)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic devotional object
Christian religious concept
Eucharistic species
associatedDoctrine Real Presence of Christ
believedToBe real presence of Jesus Christ
centralTo Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Eucharistic adoration
coreElementOf Catholic Eucharistic theology
distinguishedFrom mere symbolic communion elements in some Protestant traditions
equivalentConcept Holy Eucharist
surface form: Holy Eucharist (in its consecrated state)

Blessed Sacrament self-linksurface differs
surface form: Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar
exposedIn monstrance
hasTheologicalBasisIn doctrine of transubstantiation
isObjectOf Corpus Christi processions
Eucharistic processions
Forty Hours Devotion
keptFor communion of the sick
viaticum
linguisticOrigin English Catholic usage
liturgicalColorOfVeil white
mayAlsoReferTo consecrated Eucharistic wine
mentionedIn Catholic canon law
oftenCoveredBy tabernacle veil
protectedBy norms on Eucharistic reservation and worship
refersTo consecrated Eucharistic bread
religiousTradition Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglicanism

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism

Old Catholicism
surface form: Old Catholic Church

Western Christianity
requires grape wine according to Catholic discipline
validly ordained priest for consecration
wheat bread according to Latin Catholic discipline
requiresDispositionOf adoration
faith in Real Presence
reverence
reservedIn ambry in some traditions
tabernacle
signaledBy burning sanctuary lamp
surroundedBy sanctuary lamp
treatedWith latria (adoration due to God alone)
usedFor Holy Eucharist
surface form: Holy Communion

adoration
devotion
worship
veneratedBy Old Catholicism
surface form: Old Catholics

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholics

many Anglicans

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

Holy Eucharist hasAlternativeName Blessed Sacrament
Blessed Sacrament equivalentConcept Blessed Sacrament self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar
Forty Hours Devotion hasObjectOfAdoration Blessed Sacrament
Corpus Christi honors Blessed Sacrament
Pange lingua gloriosi devotionalFocus Blessed Sacrament
Adoro te devote focusesOn Blessed Sacrament
Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament dedicatedTo Blessed Sacrament
Diocese of Lugo cathedralDedication Blessed Sacrament
this entity surface form: Holy Sacrament
El Transparente altarpiece dedicatedTo Blessed Sacrament
this entity surface form: Holy Sacrament
St. Alphonsus Liguori devotionalFocus Blessed Sacrament