To review…To review…

Sacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of Reconciliation

Who can receive?Who can receive?

Who administers the Sacrament?Who administers the Sacrament?

Essential part of the rite?Essential part of the rite?

Chapter 14: Anointing of the Chapter 14: Anointing of the SickSick

Anointing of the Sick = Anointing of the Sick = Sacrament of healing, Sacrament of healing,

administered by a Priest to a administered by a Priest to a baptized person who is in danger baptized person who is in danger of death because of illness or old of death because of illness or old

age, through prayer and age, through prayer and anointing of the body with the oil anointing of the body with the oil

of the sickof the sick

Gives a person health of the soul and Gives a person health of the soul and sometimes body by prayer and anointing sometimes body by prayer and anointing with oilwith oil

Purpose = to confer special graces on Purpose = to confer special graces on Christians who are suffering from illness or Christians who are suffering from illness or old ageold age

Anointing of the Sick helps Anointing of the Sick helps to to healheal the ill person physically, or it the ill person physically, or it gives grace that allows them to gives grace that allows them to

accept God’s willaccept God’s will and die a good and die a good deathdeath

CCC 1499 – By this anointing we CCC 1499 – By this anointing we commend those who are ill to the commend those who are ill to the

suffering and glorified Lord, that He suffering and glorified Lord, that He may raise them up and save themmay raise them up and save them

HistoryHistory

Jewish people of OT linked Jewish people of OT linked illnessillness with with sinsin – – conversionconversion led to healing led to healing

Jesus healed Jesus healed manymany people in the Gospels people in the Gospels– Jesus’ presence shows God’s desire to heal His Jesus’ presence shows God’s desire to heal His

peoplepeople

Jesus invited his disciples into this Jesus invited his disciples into this healing healing ministryministry

James 5:14-16 = we come to James 5:14-16 = we come to God God and the Churchand the Church for healing for healing

Illness, suffering and death are problems of Illness, suffering and death are problems of life people usually find the most difficult to life people usually find the most difficult to acceptaccept

We are weak human beings prone to illness We are weak human beings prone to illness and sufferingand suffering

Jesus is the ultimate Healer – when we offer Jesus is the ultimate Healer – when we offer ourselves up to Him and His will great things ourselves up to Him and His will great things happenhappen

Healing acts of Jesus show us that Healing acts of Jesus show us that God’s Kingdom brings God’s Kingdom brings radical healing,radical healing, much much moremore than just physical healings than just physical healings – we have triumph over – we have triumph over sin and deathsin and death

through Jesus Christthrough Jesus Christ Anointing of the Sick can bring physical Anointing of the Sick can bring physical

healing, and always brings spiritual healing, and always brings spiritual healinghealing

If we understand and embrace suffering as If we understand and embrace suffering as Jesus did we are Jesus did we are more likemore like Jesus and are Jesus and are unitedunited to Him to Him

ChurchChurch has received the call of has received the call of Jesus to Jesus to heal the sickheal the sick and does so and does so through Sacrament of through Sacrament of Anointing of Anointing of

the Sickthe Sick

Done by Done by Priest or BishopPriest or Bishop

Can be done in Church, Hospital, family Can be done in Church, Hospital, family home – wherever home – wherever sick aresick are

Rite of the SacramentRite of the Sacrament Introductory RitesIntroductory Rites Greeting and Sprinkling with Greeting and Sprinkling with Holy WaterHoly Water Reminds us of Reminds us of BaptismBaptism and removes and removes sinssins Instruction on purpose of SacramentInstruction on purpose of Sacrament Liturgy of Liturgy of the Wordthe Word

– Scripture Readings and HomilyScripture Readings and Homily Liturgy of Liturgy of AnointingAnointing Essential partEssential part of the Sacrament of the Sacrament

– Laying onLaying on of Hands of Hands– PrayerPrayer over the sick over the sick– AnointingAnointing with oil of the sick with oil of the sick

Concluding Rite and BlessingConcluding Rite and Blessing

Ideally celebrate Anointing of the Sick Ideally celebrate Anointing of the Sick with Reconciliation and the Eucharistwith Reconciliation and the Eucharist

Preparing person to meet God, want to be Preparing person to meet God, want to be sinlesssinless

When receive Eucharist for the last time= When receive Eucharist for the last time= called viaticumcalled viaticum

Eucharist is the seed of eternal life and Eucharist is the seed of eternal life and has the power of the Resurrectionhas the power of the Resurrection

Order: Order: Reconciliation, Anointing, EucharistReconciliation, Anointing, Eucharist

Receive this Sacrament when Receive this Sacrament when in in danger of death,danger of death, in in old age,old age, prior to prior to

major major surgerysurgery

Whenever need to make final peace with GodWhenever need to make final peace with God May be May be repeatedrepeated Don’t have to wait until moment prior to deathDon’t have to wait until moment prior to death Is this a life-threatening or grave disease?Is this a life-threatening or grave disease? Is the person about to undergo serious surgery?Is the person about to undergo serious surgery? Is the person of advanced age?Is the person of advanced age? Has a fatal illness become more serious?Has a fatal illness become more serious? If yes, give the SacramentIf yes, give the Sacrament

Person must be Person must be baptizedbaptized and at and at age of age of reasonreason

If person unconscious, in a coma can or If person unconscious, in a coma can or already passed away, can already passed away, can anoint the bodyanoint the body

Effects of the SacramentEffects of the Sacrament

Union of the sick person to the Passion of Union of the sick person to the Passion of ChristChrist Strength, peace and courage to Strength, peace and courage to endureendure suffering suffering ForgivenessForgiveness of sins and penalty for sin if the of sins and penalty for sin if the

person is sorry for their sins and unable to person is sorry for their sins and unable to receive Sacrament of Reconciliationreceive Sacrament of Reconciliation

Restoration of Restoration of healthhealth if it is good for the salvation if it is good for the salvation of the person’s soulof the person’s soul

Preparation for Preparation for passage to eternal life, deathpassage to eternal life, death

Because of original sin we all suffer Because of original sin we all suffer – part of the consequence– part of the consequence

We must accept our sufferingWe must accept our suffering We can turn our pain into something positive We can turn our pain into something positive

by by uniting uniting it to the suffering of Jesusit to the suffering of Jesus Redemptive sufferingRedemptive suffering = suffering with a = suffering with a

purpose, to purify and make us holypurpose, to purify and make us holy Christ invites all of us Christ invites all of us to pick up our crossto pick up our cross

and follow Himand follow Him

Anointing of the Sick has been given Anointing of the Sick has been given to us by Jesus to enable us to to us by Jesus to enable us to

embrace the Holy Spirit, to see us embrace the Holy Spirit, to see us safely through the doorway into thesafely through the doorway into the

next lifenext life, and to enter the presence of , and to enter the presence of the the FatherFather for all eternity for all eternity

Anyone in danger of death should Anyone in danger of death should receive this Sacrament to make the receive this Sacrament to make the

passage between passage between this life and the nextthis life and the next as simple as possibleas simple as possible