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The basic rule for the disposition of these items is to burn or to bury them. Therefore, the normal "rule of thumb" is that anything that has been blessed should be burned (and then the ashes buried) or simply buried.

But a blessed crucifix or a blessed statue is not just an ordinary item: it is blessed. And blessed objects should be treated with reverence. If you cannot fix the item, or you have no use for it, you may discard the item by incineration, burial or pious disposal.

Roman Catholic ?There is no specifically mandated means of disposing of old Bibles. Some Catholics follow a custom of disposing of religious articles that have been blessed by either burying or burning. ... If not, dispose of it as you would any other book.

Customarily, they will be returned to the Church before the following year's Ash Wednesday, burned and used for ashes; the other way to properly dispose of the palms would be to either burn them or bury them, but never discard them with the trash. May this Holy Week be a grace-filled and blessed one for all.

Canon 1171 of the church's Code of Canon Law says simply that ?sacred objects, which are designated for divine worship by dedication or blessing, are to be treated reverently.? Traditionally, when no longer usable or wanted, they are buried or burnt.

That means throwing a blessed item in the trash is not a reverent way to dispose of it. But the Church does provide guidance for their proper disposal. ?The basic rule for the disposition of these items is to burn or to bury them,? states the Diocese of Superior.

That means throwing a blessed item in the trash is not a reverent way to dispose of it. But the Church does provide guidance for their proper disposal. ?The basic rule for the disposition of these items is to burn or to bury them,? states the Diocese of Superior.