Sacramentals

thumb|La Visione di San Domenico (The Vision of Saint Dominic), Bernardo Cavallino, 1640

thumb|upright=1.25|The Ladder of Divine Ascent (icon)|Ladder of Divine Ascent depicts monks ascending to [[Jesus in heaven in the top right. 12th century, Saint Catherine's Monastery.]]

thumb|upright=1.6|The reliquary and skull of Saint [[Ivo of Kermartin (St. Yves or St. Ives; 1253–1303), in Tréguier, Brittany, France]] thumb|upright=1.0|Shrine of Saint Lachtin's Arm, 12th century, Irish In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains or personal effects of a saint or other person preserved for the purpose of veneration as a tangible memorial. Relics are an important aspect of some forms of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Shamanism, and many other religions. Relic derives from the Latin reliquia

series of artistic representations, depicting Christ carrying the Cross to his crucifixion

Christian religious item

ritual blessing

Type of religious oil for the well-being of the patient, practiced by many Christians religion.

thumb|Crucifixion of Jesus at the winged triptych at the Church of the Teutonic Order, Vienna|Church of the Teutonic Order in Vienna, Austria. Woodcarvings by an anonymous master; polychromy by [[Jan van Wavere, Mechelen, signed 1520. This altarpiece was originally made for St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk, and came to Vienna in 1864.]]

thumb|right|Glass vessel etched with the letters SC for sanctum chrisma containing chrism for the Catholic Church

washing of the feet as a religious rite in Christianity

thumb|Black scapulars worn by Cistercian [[monks as part of their religious habits]] thumb|The devotional Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or "Brown Scapular"

candle used in liturgies of western churches during the Easter season

A procession is an organized body of people walking in a formal or ceremonial manner. A procession may be arranged for a variety of purposes, including to advertise something, signal a change in government, display a group's power, show solidarity for a cause, mark the beginning or end of an event such as a wedding or funeral, entertain a crowd, or practice a religion. Processions have been an aspect of celebrations and ceremonies since ancient times, and they are practiced in some form throughout all cultures. They often involve a mode of transport, such as a carriage or a car; music or vocal

thumb|right|Blessing of the palms, a sacramental bestowed on Palm Sunday A sacramental (Latin pl. sacramentalia) is a sacred sign, a ritual act or a ceremony, which, in a certain imitation of the sacraments, has a spiritual effect and is obtained through the intercession of the Church. Sacramentals surround the sacraments like a wreath and extend them into the everyday life of Christians. Sacramentals are recognised by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Church of the East, the Lutheran churches, the Old Catholic Church, the Anglican churches,

distinctive set of garments worn by members of a religious order

promises made by members of religious communities

Children and young people in central Europe dress as the Three Kings, walk from house to house, sing traditional and new carols, collect money for charity and bring the blessing for the new year to the people.

Prostration is the gesture of placing one's body in a reverentially or submissively prone position. Typically prostration is distinguished from the lesser acts of bowing or kneeling by involving a part of the body above the knee, especially the hands, touching the ground.

thumb|right|Bishop Steven J. Lopes sprinkling the congregation

ranks of ministry in Christianity

in Roman Catholic and Anglo-Catholic churches, a ritual blessing conferred by a cleric with the Eucharistic species

Roman Catholic devotional garment

opening ceremony of a church

short Christian prayer said before or after eating; artistic theme

role of holy water in Eastern Christianity

ritual prescribed and authorized by the Roman Catholic Church

Christian tradition of blessing one's home. Also a former Scottish notification to tenants that they must vacate.

use of exorcism in the Catholic Church

Funeral in Christian traditions

Salt used in Christian worship