Sacraments of healing

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Sacraments of healing

• Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick

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Reconciliation (Penance)

• Jesus forgave sins (woman caught in adultery,
  soldiers who nailed Him to the cross, etc.)
• Only God can forgive sins.
• Jesus shared the responsibility of forgiving sins
  with his Apostles and through them with priests
  today.
• Priests forgive sins in the name of the Church.

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Development of the sacrament

• Early church, mortal sins confessed to the
  bishop.
• By the seventh century, private confessions,
  started by Irish monks, was common.
• Today
• Private confession absolution given by the
  priest
• Penance service followed by private confession
• General confession

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Effects of Penance

• Sacrament of conversion
• Sacrament of confession
• Sacrament of forgiveness
• Sacrament of penance
• Sacrament of reconciliation

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Receiving the sacrament

• Examination of conscience
• Contrition sorrow for sin
• Purpose of amendment
• Confess sins to a priest (face to face/behind a
  screen)
• Make sincere act of contrition
• Receive absolution
• Complete the penance given by the priest

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Anointing of the sick

• Many stories of Jesus healing the sick.
• Healing was part of the earliest church (epistle
  of St. James)
• Extreme unction given at time of death
• Today given to those in danger of death,
• those undergoing serious surgery, those suffering
  from chronic illness or old age.

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Effects of anointing of the sick

• Unites our suffering to the Passion of Christ.
• Forgives sins if the person is unable to receive
  the sacrament of reconciliation.
• Strengthens us with peace and courage.
• Helps a person regain mental and physical health
  if that is Gods will.
• Helps a person prepare for his or her death.

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Reception of Anointing of the Sick

• The priest is the minister of the sacrament.
• The sacrament is usually received with the
  sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist
  (viaticum)
• The priest anoints the person with the Oil of the
  Sick on the hands and forehead and says a prayer
  of healing.
• The sacrament can be received in a communal
  celebration.

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