The celebration of a blessing, then, prepares us to receive the chief effect of the sacraments and makes holy the various situations of life.Book of Blessings Approved for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America. (New York, NY: Catholic Book Publishing, 1989), §14 p.xxvi.
Here the document cites SC article 61 at length which says that "the effect of sacraments and sacramentals is that every event in their lives is made holy by divine grace".
The issue being referenced here is that of disposition. The sacraments themselves do not give the necessary dispositions to receive the sacraments well. I think I will be arguing that sacramentals (specifically blessings) are necessary insofar as the proper disposition to receive the sacraments is necessary and the sacramentals are an aid to attaining those dispositions.
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