V.   Sacraments

Recognition is the first of the seven (7) Key Sacraments also known as the Keys of Heaven. The Sacrament of Recognition is the Key that unlocks the Living Virtue of Respect. It is present in all fourteen of the Cardinal Sacraments and specifically in the most sacred Apostolic Life Sacrament of Divinus. The Sacrament of Recognition may also be granted and conferred on its own in accordance with these Canons and associated approved liturgy.

The purpose of the sacrament of Recognition is the formal observance and respect of a person, object or concept through its proper classification and estimation. The meaning of Recognition is derived from two Latin words re meaning “property, act, quality” and cognitio meaning “knowledge, acquiring of knowledge, idea, notion”. Hence Recognition literally means “the act of knowing, acquiring knowledge”.

The sacrament of Recognition comprises the completion of three separate and deliberate Acts in order: Act One being the Act of Classification, Act Two being the Act of Valuation and Act Three being the Act of Notification:

(i) The Act of Classification as Act One is the observation, respect and process of identifying the attributes of a person, object or concept; and

(ii) The Act of Valuation as Act Two is the process of identifying some value and estimation concerning the classified attributes of a person, object or concept.

(iii) The Act of Notification as Act One is the preparation, scripting, printing, conveyance and delivery of notice recognizing the classification and valuation of a person, object or concept.