See this online text:
- “Toward a Theology of Blessing: Agents and Recipients of Benedictions”, by Prof. Daniel G. Van Slyke, S.T.L., Ph.D., Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal, Vol. 15, No.1 (2011): pp. 47-60. Available at Academia.edu.
See also the texts included in the sub-list “Appendix. Works about Sacramentals (Sacramentalia)” on the page “Liturgy“, as well as also these related texts:
- “Responsum of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to a dubium regarding the blessing of the unions of persons of the same sex”, 22 February 2021. May be read online at the Holy See. [Note: This is appropriately read together with the “Article of Commentary on the Responsum ad dubium”, which may be read online at the Holy See.]
- “Sacramentals: From Object to Blessing”, by Fr. Kenneth Pearce, National Bulletin on Liturgy, Volume 36, Number 174 (Fall 2003) pp. 179-187. Available as part of the larger issue entitled “Vatican II: Are We There Yet? Part 3 – Sacraments and Sacramentals” at Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB).
- “Theologies of Blessing: Origins and Characteristics of De Benedictionibus (1984)”, by Fr. Dr. Uwe Michael Lang, Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal, Vol. 15, No.1 (2011): pp. 27-46. Available at Academia.edu.
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