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SACRAMENTALS FOR THE HOME

1) The Scapular: This is must for all members in your family to wear. Even children should begin wearing them after being enrolled (usually after making their First Holy Communion). Wearing one is a little bothersome at first, but read about the wonderful promises attached to wearing one, and you will soon find it is not so tough to keep it on. To get a free blessed wool brown scapular, along with a book on Purgatory and a St. Benedict Medal, send $1.00 postage/handling fee to: Scapular Guild, P.O. Box 4651, Dept. V, Phila., PA 19127 ...Or, if you'd like to order a plasticized brown scapular which will last indefinately, Press Here

2) Blessed Rosaries - keep rosaries all over your house, then you'll always have one handy when you may have a few minutes to squeeze in a few decades. Get them blessed by a priest.

3) Medals - there are lots of blessed medals to have around your home. The best ones are Miraculous medals and/or St. Benedict's medals, which should be placed above each doorway of your home for safety and protection. You can order blessed St. Benedict's medals (which have the exorcism blessing on them) for .15 each from: The Benedictine Mission House, P.O. Box 528, Schuyler, NE 68661-0528. To order beautiful medals of your favorite saints at a very reasonable price right off the net, click HERE

4) Blessed Crucifixes: Every Catholic home should have at least one prominently displayed.

5) Pictures/Images of Our Lady, Our Lord, and the Saints: These are not exactly sacramentals, but they are wonderful to have around your home to remind you to pray throughout your busy days. To order beautiful, full-color laminated holy card sets of the Saints at a very reasonable price right off the net, click HERE

6) Blessed Salt: This is a very powerful sacramental and protection against evil. It is one of the oldest sacramentals of our Church, but has just recently received renewed interest. To learn more about it and learn how to acquire some, PRESS HERE

7) Blessed Holy Oil: This is especially important to have around to anoint the sick. My favorite is blessed St. Philomena Oil. It's available for a donation from: The Universal Living Rosary Assoc., P.O. Box 1303, Dickinson, TX 77539

8) Holy Water: Keep it around in abundance and use it often. Put it in a squirt bottle (clearly marked) and use it to squirt the different rooms of your home. Put up a holy water font in your home so your family members can bless themselves with holy water before going to bed or upon rising in the morning.

9) Blessed Candles: Have these on your family altar to light at night when saying evening prayers. Kids especially love candles!

10) Sacred Heart Badge: All moms should wear one - For a Scriptural rosary booklet and prayers and how to pray the rosary and packet of blessed plastic rosary (cord), brown scapular and sacred heart badge send $3.00 US funds only to:The Way of Our Lady,P.O. Box 53475,Lafayette, LA 70505-3475, or to order a long-lasting plasticized one w/silver cross inside, Press here

11) Blessed Holy Cards: Get holy cards at any Catholic bookstore of your favorite saints or your childrens' patron saints and have them blessed by a priest. Start a collection of holy cards for your kids! They are much better than collecting sports cards! To see reasonably priced holy card sets that are great for collecting press HERE

12) Agnus Dei: This is a sacramental made of pure, white, virgin wax, blessed by Our Holy Father at certain seasons. Those who carry or venerate this are promised protection from tempests, lightning, fire, water, malice of demons and adversity, pestilence, sickness and sudden death. This sacramental, along with the Little Sachet (mentioned below) are both available for a $5.00 donation from: Discalced Carmelite Nuns, 73530 River Rd., Covington, LA, 70435-2206

13) The Little Sachet of the Adorable Name of Jesus: A small cloth piece which is meant to excite confidence in the invocation of the Adorable name of Jesus. Available through the address listed above with Agnus Dei.

14)The Green Scapular: This is a powerful sacramental that is especially efficacious in praying for someone's conversion or for non-believers. To learn more about it, Press Here To order a long-lasting plasticized one, Press here

15) The Cord of St. Philomena: This cord is worn like a belt or around the neck to obtain favors from this most wonderful saint. Countless favors have been obtained by her devotees by devoutly wearing the cord, which gives her honor and places you under her special protection in times of need. To learn more about this wonderful sacramental, PRESS HERE