Which of the following is a sacramental?

• A. Baptism
• B. Confirmation
• C. Holy water
• D. Eucharist

Answer: (C)

Understanding the difference between sacraments and sacramentals helps here. A sacramental is a blessed sign that invites us to cooperate with grace and reminds us of God’s presence, like holy water. It doesn’t by itself confer grace in the way a sacrament does, but it prepares our hearts and minds to receive grace and recalls important truths about our faith. Holy water is blessed and used in rituals and at church entrances to remind us of baptism and to seek God’s blessing.

Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist are sacraments, real rites through which Christ gives grace in a special way and marks important moments in a Christian's life. Because holy water prepares us for grace rather than giving it directly, it fits as the sacramental.