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Question Corner: Burning or burying sacramentals? And why use holy water?

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Question Corner: Burning or burying sacramentals? And why use holy water?

January 25, 2023January 21, 2026

Q:What are sacramentals and why must they be burned or buried? (St. Cloud, Minnesota)A: The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines sacramentals as "sacred signs which bear a resemblance to the Sacraments," which make us more "disposed to receive the chief effect of the Sacraments" (grace), and through which "various occasions in life are rendered…...