Anointing of the Sick

Chapter 14

• Call to heal– Ministers and Extra-ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist

• Sacraments of healing (Reconciliation, Anointing)– We are fragile human begins both spiritually and physically

• Anointing of the sick– Have you ever been disabled or confined for several days or more?– How does confinement and/or mental depression tend to impact your faith

or attitude toward God?– Ecclesiates 7:3; Philippians 4:13; Romans 8:18; Joshua 1:9

• Jesus healed people– Why did Jesus only heal some people and not everyone?

• Jesus shared his power– Sent his disciples to drive our demons, cure diseases and preach the

kingdom of God

• The Church heals people (apostolic succession)

• Sacramental Healing (read the Vietnam veterans letter, pg 183-184)

Celebrating the Sacrament

• Preparation – prayerful instruction– Begins with priest laying hands on person as Jesus did

• Celebration – anointing– Forehead and hands anointed with oil– Four key petitions in anointing formula

• Help by the grace of the Spirit• Forgiveness of sin• Eternal salvation• Resurrection from the dead

• Conclusion – prayer and blessing– All present pray the Lord’s Prayer, then a closing prayer and

blessing

Who should be anointed”

• Seriously ill• Seriously weakened by advanced age• Scheduled for serious surgery• Suffering a relapse or new illness• Non-Catholics can be anointed if all are true:– Baptized– Believe Jesus acts in the sacraments– Requests the sacrament

Grace of Anointing

• Restores us to health, if this be for our good. If not, it gives us the strength and peace to bear suffering (CCC 1520, 1532)

• Forgives our sins, especially if we are unable to celebrate the sacrament of Reconciliation (CCC 1532)

• Unites us with the suffering of Jesus on the cross (CCC 1521)• If our illness is destined to become terminal, we are prepared

for entry into eternal life (CCC 1523)

• Viaticum – “Spiritual nourishment for our journey” (CCC1517, 1524) for one preparing for death.

Chapter TestTrue/False1 – T2 – F3 – T4 – T5 – F6 – T7 – F8 – F9 – F10 – T11 – F12 – T13 – F14 – F15 – T

Fill in the Blanks1 a. Seriously ill b. Seriously weakened by advanced age c. Scheduled for serious surgery d. Suffer a relapse or new illness2 a. Preparation b. Prayerful instruction c. Celebration d. Anointing e. Conclusion f. Prayer and blessing

Marriage

Chapter 15

The Call to Love• Ardis Whitman (of Chap 14) struggled with her son’s

death; a spontaneous act of her grand-daughter and her boyfriend holding Ardis’ hands during a song that reminded her of her son – that gesture of intimacy and love not only gave Ardis strength, but brought God very close to her.

• “Love is the vocation of every human being”– “When we die, God won’t be interested so much in the great

things we did in life, but how much love went into doing them” Mother Teresa

• Scriptural “love bond”:– 1 Samuel 18:1 Jonathon loved David more than he loved himself.– 2 Samuel 1:26 David says of Jonathon, “How wonderful was

your love for me, better even than the love of women.”

Sacraments of Service• Sacraments of Initiation:– Baptism Communicates Life– Confirmation Enriches Life– Eucharist Nourishes Life

• Sacraments of Healing:– Reconciliation Restores Life– Anointing Fortifies Life

• Sacraments of Service:– Marriage Builds Up Christ’s Body– Orders Ministers to Christ’s Body

Practical Connection – the blessing of the pre-marriage interview

Sacrament of Marriage

• Children form their initial idea of God from their parents (CCC 1666)– The “domestic church” is the family home and acts as the

“sacrament” of God’s love in the home. (The Universal Church acts as the “sacrament” of God’s love in the world.) (Context: “sacrament” = tangible manifestation)

• Mirror of God’s Love– Creative love is fruitful Life-giving– Redemptive love is faithful Forgiving

• Mirror of Christ’s Love– God’s love for the human family– Christ's love for the Church

Commitment of Marriage

• Importance of both partners to be ready:– Extended courtship– Serious reflection– Honest discussion– Mutual prayer

• Marriage Covenant– A contract is a conditional agreement– A covenant is an unconditional pledge

• Genesis 2:4: “They became one.”• Matthew 19:16: “No human being must separate, then, what God

has joined together”• A marriage covenant is “forever” and “unconditional”

Dynamics of Marriage• “Falling in love” Attraction– Challenge is to keep attraction balanced– Danger is the imbalance of attraction

• “Settling down” Integration (love and life)– Challenge is to give love top priority– Danger is to take love for granted

• “Bottoming out” Conflict (problems arise)– Challenge is to make conflict constructive– Danger is to suppress conflict

• “Beginning again” Maturation (love matures)– Challenge is to forgive and rediscover love– Danger is to give up and let love die

Marriage Bond

• By divine law, the marriage bond is “perpetual and exclusive” (CCC 1606-1608)

• By nature the marriage bond binds two people forever. “The consent… is sealed by God himself…The Church does not have the power to contravene this disposition of divine wisdom” (CCC 1638-40)

• Read Share Your Meditation page 198

• Divorce or a separation is a civil process that involves two married people

• An annulment is an ecclesiastical process that two people who were thought to be validly married but, because of some essential defect were, in fact, not validly married.– Common grounds for annulment include, but are

not inclusive:• Lack of maturity to marry• Lack of freedom to marry• Feign consent• Hide a defect to gain consent

• Interfaith marriages– All religions acknowledge the difficulties and

challenges of an interfaith marriage– With permission (from priest/bishop) and interfaith

marriage may be performed by a priest, deacon, rabbi, or minister

– With permission (from bishop) an interfaith marriage may take place either in a Catholic Church or the church to which the other party belongs

– In cases of a Catholic marrying a non-Christian person, the Church may grant permission for the marriage to be held in a place other than a synagogue• The Church seeks to listen to all sides and than make an

evaluation of what will least disrupt the unity of the newly married couple

• Event of Grace– Not a one time event, but an ongoing event– Jesus first miracle was changing water into wine at

a wedding, a marriage feast– A good marriage is not simply a contract between

two people. It is infinitely more. It is a shared covenant between three. But too often one is left out.

Chapter TestTrue/False1 – T2 – F 3 – T4 – T5 – F 6 – F7 – T8 – T9 – F10 – F11 – T12 – T13 – F14 – T15 – T16 – T

Fill in the Blanks1 a. Attraction b. Integration c. Conflict d. Maturation2 a. Physical b. Emotional c. Intellectual d. Spiritual

Holy Orders

Chapter 16

Baptism makes every Christian a sharer in the priesthood of Jesus – the common priesthood.

Some Christian men are called to share in Christ's ministerial priesthood.

Sacrament of Service• Two Sacraments of Service:– Marriage: builds membership– Orders: pastors members

• Common Priesthood– Baptism and Confirmation:

• Prophetic – teach and witness to the Gospel• Priestly – Offer selves with Christ (selfless service)• Kingly – Build up God’s kingdom

– Calls us to Christian Service

• Ordained Priesthood– A “special” call to the ministry of pastoral service to the

common priesthood– Holy Orders– Calls to Christian leadership

Sacrament of Holy Orders

• Bishop – Apostles’ successors– Fullness of Holy Orders: empowers each to teach, sanctify & lead

(can trace authority to scriptures)• Priests – Bishop’s assistants

– Can only be defined in relation with others – the bishop and/or the people

• Deacons – Bishop’s and Priest’s assistants– Permanent deacons are our earthly example of self-emptying

service (like Jesus)• All ordained men are deacons• Celibacy has two purposes

– Spiritual – being like Jesus who did not marry– Functional – freedom to fully serve

Celebration of Holy Orders

• All three degrees of Holy Orders follow the same liturgical movement. (CCC 1597)

• There two essential elements:– Imposing of hands– Prayer of consecration• Asks God to give the ordained the graces of the Holy

Spirit needed to carry out his ministry.

Exercise of Holy Orders

• Read Matthew 16:18-19 (pg 208)• The “college of bishops” consists of all bishops with

the pope, the bishop of Rome, as the leader – the pope is the first among bishops

• Together, they make up the teaching office of the Church, also called the Magisterium of the Church

Infallibility• Infallibility means God will not allow God’s Church to

depart from the teachings of Jesus in matters of faith and morals

• Infallibility is exercised in two ways:– When the pope, acting in his capacity as:

• Head of the college of bishops AND• Supreme pastor-teacher of the faithful,• Proclaims by a “definitive act” a doctrine pertaining to faith or

morals (like Mary being ever-virgin)

– And the Second is when:• The “college of bishops,”• Acting with the pope,• Exercise their official teaching office, especially in an ecumenical

council (like Vatican II)

Chapter TestMatching1 – e2 – a 3 – b4 – i5 – g 6 – h7 – j8 – f9 – d10 – c

Fill in the Blanks1 a. Bishop b. Priest c. Deacon2 a. Heads all lists of the Apostles b. Speaks for the other Apostles c. Holds the Keys of the Kingdom d. Instructs the other Apostles3. a. Teach or Preach the Gospel b. Sanctify or Preside at worship c. Lead or Guide pastorally

Tue/False1 – T2 – F 3 – T4 – T5 – T