Sacramentalia sunt signa sacra, quibus, ad aliquam sacramentorum imitationem, effectus praesertim spirituales signifcantur et ex Ecclasiae impretratione obtinentur. - The Sacramentals are objects or actions resembling the Sacraments which the Church makes use of by way of intercession to obtain especially spiritual effect.(Augustine's translation).- Code of Canon Law, c. 1166, in Code of Canon Law: Latin-English Edition (Washington, DC: Canon Law Society of America, 1999), 423.
This Canon on the sacramentals is significant because it provides a scientific definition. This canon slightly more precise than the pertinent canon in the 1917 code.
This and subsequent canons can be linked to canons of Trent, defending the spiritual and temporal authority of the Church in establishing rites. I think this can be developed into an ecclesiological rationale / defense / understanding of the nature and efficacy of blessings.
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