Sacraments of Healing and Ministry

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Chapter 7
Sacraments of Healing and Ministry
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Christ for One Another
Sacraments that help us live out Jesus
Ministry -Penance -Anointing of the Sick -Holy
Orders -Matrimony
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Discussion Questions
1. What concrete things do you imagine the
parishioners of the small church did for one
another that made their parish so attractive and
inviting that visitors returned and brought
friends? 2. How have you come to grips with the
perennial question, Why does God permit
suffering? 3. What are some questions you have
about the sacraments of Penance, Anointing of the
Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony as you begin
study of this chapter?
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Penance
-A great help on our spiritual
journey -Individual and integral confession
followed by absolution -Sacrament is also
called
- conversion

- confession
- forgiveness

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reconciliation -Penance - make satisfaction for
the sins we have committed
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Penance
Two essential elements of the sacrament are 1.
Acts of the Penitent - include
Contrition, Confession -Satisfaction 2. Gods
Action - works through bishops and their priest
co-workers who forgive sin in Jesus name
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Discussion Questions
1. Why is it important for you to go to
confession? 2. What are regular times during the
year you can make for going to confession? 3.
What would be a good penance for a priest to
assign for the following sins -cheating on
tests
-disrespect of ones parents

-racial slurs

-making fun of a handicapped classmate
-missing
Sunday Mass
-poor
sportsmanship in a game
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Anointing of the Sick
-Jesus announced the coming of Gods kingdom -
through his healing ministry -Commonplace in
early Church -In the Middle Ages, it was usually
administered to those who were dying -Anointing
of the Sick is for those suffering from serious
illness, for the elderly, for those facing major
surgery, a well as for the dying
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Anointing of the Sick
-Only priests and bishops may administer this
sacrament -Essential Elements
-Lay hands
on sick person
-Pray for them in the faith of the
Church -Anoint
their forehead and hands or other body parts with
oil -In the rite, an act of repentance precedes
the Liturgy of the Word
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Anointing of the Sick
Effects of the Sacrament 1. Forgiveness of sin,
if the sick person hasnt been able to obtain it
through Penance 2. Spiritual Healing 3. Physical
Healing 4. Union of the Sick more closely to
Christ 5. Strength of the anointing for their
final struggle for those dying
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Discussion Questions
1. How can you help care for family members and
neighbors who are ailing? 2. How do the revisions
of the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
from Vatican II help to take the fear out of
receiving the sacrament? 3. Name some appropriate
(and inappropriate) times a person should receive
the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
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Holy Orders
-Sacramental ordination consecrates certain
baptized men to one of three degrees episcopacy
(bishops) presbyterate (priests) diaconate
(deacons) Bishops and priests must -proclaim and
teach Gods word to all -lead the Christian
community in worship -guide and rule Gods people
by imitating Jesus model of humble service
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Holy Orders
-Holy Orders make present Christs
priesthood Episcopacy -Bishops receive the
fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders -Pope
must approve the ordination of bishops -Each
bishop is the visible head of a local
Church -With the college of bishops, he serves
the worldwide Church under the authority of the
pope.
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Holy Orders
Presbyterate -Priests work alongside bishops as
their helpers and extensions. -Represent their
bishops to their parishes Diaconate -Allows
married men to be ordained as deacons -Cant
celebrate Eucharist forgive sins, anoint the
sick. -Help at liturgies, distribute Holy
Communion, proclaim and preach gospel, witness
and bless marriages, preside at funerals
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Holy Orders
-Sacrament is administered within Mass -Church
has authority to ordain
only baptized men -Because
sacramental signs should represent what
they signify by natural resemblence -Christ was
a male, so the priest should also be a
male -Essential sing for all three orders is the
bishops laying his hands on the head of the one
to be ordained, followed by a prayer
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Holy Orders
-Priests and bishops may not marry -Celibacy
-state of being unmarried to dedicate their lives
totally to Jesus Christ and Gods people Why?

-Living sign
pointing to eternal life when there will be no
marriage -Frees a person from family obligations
to give themselves totally to the Lord -Giving up
the blessing of a family shows the powerful
calling of some men
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Discussion Questions
1. What is the name of your local bishop? Where
does he live? 2. Name five qualities of a good
priest. 3. Who is the best priest you know? What
makes him such a good person? 4. Why might it be
a good idea for priests and those in religious
life to wear distinctive clothing? Explain.
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Matrimony
-God is the source of marriage -At first polygamy
was tolerated -Divine truths about marriage
revealed in Genesis

-God made us male and female in the
divine image

-Companionship between friends who share the
same life and love -Jesus told us marriage should
be permanent, exclusive love relationship. He
condemned divorce, equivalent to adultery.
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Matrimony
-Church can administer this sacrament only to a
couple who are baptized, of mature age,
unmarried, not closely related by blood or
marriage, and are able to give their free consent
to marriage -To have true consent - man and woman
must commit to a lifelong covenant of love be
capable of sexual intercourse and be open to
raising a family -Engaged couples must attend
marriage preparation classes
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Matrimony
-It is valid for life, until death separates the
couple -Covenant of marriage involves total
commitment that results in a deep unity of body,
heart, and soul. -Practices like polygamy,
divorce and refusal to have children are against
Christian marriage -Children are Gods greatest
gift to a married couple -domestic church
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Matrimony
-Marriage must be permanent and exclusive -Though
civil authority may dissolve the legal aspects of
a valid marriage, the state has no authority to
dissolve a true Catholic sacramental
marriage -Legally separated Catholics may not
remarry while their spouses are alive -Annulment
- official declaration of the Church that what
appeared to be a valid Christian marriage was
not