Transcript The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick

The Sacrament
of the
Anointing of the Sick
Questions
Has illness affected you or
someone you know? How did you
deal with the illness?
Have you ever experienced the
Sacrament of the Anointing of the
Sick yourself or with another?
What was the experience like?
Overview of Evening
Prayer
Intro to evening
Age specific learning
Dismiss adults with children
Gather for closing prayer
Age Specific Learning
Preschool with Maureen
Grades 1-5 Libby
Grades 6-8 Dennis
Grade 9 Fr. Matt
Adults with Fr. Tom
Ground Rules
Participation is optional
If someone says “pass” move on
Ask questions anytime
Share as much as comfortable
Let Jesus speak to you
Main Points
Illness and how it affects us
Biblically based healing
The effects of the Anointing of the
Sick
It is Jesus himself in the
sacrament who touches
Definition of Sacrament
Signs of grace, instituted by
Christ and given to the Church, by
which divine life is dispensed to
us. The visible rites by which the
sacraments are celebrated signify
and make present the graces
proper to each sacrament.
Biblical Reference
Matthew 8:14-15
Matthew 8:5-13
Matthew 8:1-3
Luke 8:43-48
Luke 13:11-13
John 9:1-12
CCC 1499
By the sacred anointing of the sick and the
prayer of the priests the whole Church
commends those who are ill to the
suffering and glorified Lord, that he may
raise them up and save them. And indeed
she exhorts them to contribute to the good
of the People of God by freely uniting
themselves to the Passion and death of
Christ.
Illness in Human Life
CCC1500- Illness and suffering have
always been among the gravest
problems confronted in human life. In
Illness, we experience our
powerlessness, our limitations, and
finitude. Every illness can make us
glimpse death.
Illness in Human Life
CCC 1501 – Illness can lead to
anguish, self-absorption, sometimes
even despair and revolt against God.
It can also make a person more
mature, helping him discern in his life
what is not essential so that he can
turn toward that which is. Very often
illness provokes a search for God and
a return to him.
Illness in Human Life
CCC 1504 –Often Jesus asks the sick
to believe. He makes use of signs to
heal: spittle and laying on of hands,
mud and washing. The sick try to
touch him, for power came forth from
him and healed them all. And so in
the sacraments Christ continues to
“touch” us in order to heal us.
Illness in Human Life
CCC 1505 – On the cross Jesus took
upon himself the whole weight of evil
and took away the sin of the world, of
which illness is only a consequence…
Christ gives new meaning to suffering: it can configure us to him and
unite us with his redemptive Passion.
Who Receives the Sacrament
CCC 1514&15 – The Anointing of the
Sick is not a sacrament for those only
who are at the point of death. As soon
as anyone of the faithful begin to be
in danger of death from sickness or
old age the time to anoint has arrived.
The sacrament may be repeated.
Where can anointing take place
Hospital
Home
Accident scene
Church
Almost anywhere
Words of Anointing
Through this holy anointing may
the Lord in his love and mercy
help you with the grace of the
Holy Spirit (anoint forehead)
May the Lord who frees you from
sin save you and raise you up
(anoint hands)
Oil of the Infirm
Blessed by bishop at Chrism
Mass during Holy Week
One of three oils blessed
Brought back to each parish
Christian/Catholic connection
Effects of Anointing
Uniting the sick with Jesus and
the Church
Providing strength and courage to
face illness or age
Forgiveness of sins
Restoration of health
Preparation for eternal life
Question
Think of people you know who
are seriously ill, facing surgery,
or reaching old age. How
could the Sacrament of the
Anointing of the Sick help
them?
Terminology
Extreme Unction
Last Rites
Viaticum
Anointing of the Sick
Communal anointing
Conclusion
Illness and how it affects us
Biblically based healing
The effects of the Anointing of the
Sick
It is Jesus who touches
Request
Need volunteers to be anointed at
all Masses on the weekend of
January 26-27
2 or 3 at every Mass
Please see me after presentation
Thanks
Next Time
February 10,11 and 13
Sacrament of Marriage
Expanding Horizons – May 9-18
Sacraments of vocations
(Marriage and Holy Orders)
Bring Bibles and Catechism
Everyone is welcome