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Intention for the Sacraments
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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The minister of a sacrament must determine the purpose of his action by an act of his will, called intention. Therefore for a valid sacrament, the minister must have the intention of making and administering a sacrament, "at least of doing what the Church does". This intention must be interior, and at least virtual. The adult recipient of a sacrament must have a positive intention to receive a sacrament, except in the sacraments of Penance and Matrimony, in which cases an habitual intention suffices.
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Entry for 'Intention for the Sacraments'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/i/intention-for-the-sacraments.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Intention for the Sacraments'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/i/intention-for-the-sacraments.html. 1910.
