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St. JudeRite of Christian Initiation
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This evening’s meal is provided by:
Visitation Ministry
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SundayScripture Reading
Reading 1 IS 58:7-10
Reading 2 1 COR 2:1-5
Gospel MT 5:13-16
Gospel Reflection
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Last MeetingJanuary 28
Stations of the Cross
By: The Seminarians
References:This Is Our Faith: pp 353-354
http://www.usccb.org/: Search “scriptural stations”
(http://www.usccb.org/: prayer-and-worship/prayers-and-
devotions/stations-of-the-cross/scriptural-stations-of-the-cross.cfm)
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Tonight’s Meeting
Anointing of the SickBy: Deacon John Boyle
Holy OrdersBy: Deacon Robert Holladay
ReferencesThis Is Our Faith: pp 201-202, 209-214
Ch 16
February 4
Two Sacraments
Anointing of the SickFeb. 4, 2020
Deacon John Boyle
Illness and Our Response • Illness and suffering can be some of the greatest
challenges in life
• One’s response can depend on one’s faith and relationship with the Lord
• In the Old Testament, we find prayers for healing often linked with repentance
• Psalm 6:3 “Have pity on me, Lord, for I am weak; heal me, Lord, for my bones are shuddering”
• Isaiah speaks of redemptive suffering and a time when God will heal every illness
Jesus as Healer • Jesus heals the whole person
• Physical healing and the forgiveness of sin
• The healing of the paralytic (Mk 2:5-12)
• Christ identifies himself with the sick
• “I was ill and you cared for me” (Mt 25:36)
• He allows the sick to touch Him (Mk 5:30-34)
• He uses signs to heal including the laying of hands (Mk 7:32-36; 8:22-25)
• Christ transforms our sufferings
• “He took away our infirmities and bore our diseases” (Mt 8:17/Is 53:4)
• “...it (suffering) can henceforth configure us to him and unite us with his redemptive Passion.” (CCC 1505)
Jesus Calls Us to Minister to the Sick
• Jesus calls his disciples to share in his ministry of healing and compassion
• Parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10:29-37)
• “Cure the sick…” (Mt 10:8)
• …they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them” (Mk 6:13)
• Peter heals Aeneas (Acts 9:34)
• “gifts of healing by the one Spirit” (1 Cor 12:9)
• Not all illnesses are cured
• “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Cor 12:9)
The Sick as Signs of Faith to the Community• By uniting their suffering to Christ, those who
are sick can be signs of faith and witnesses of Christ’s Resurrection to the entire community (Pope John Paul II, Christifideles Laici [The Vocation and the Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World], no. 54).
Apostolic Origins of Anointing of the Sick
• Apostolic church rite documented in the Letter of James:
• “Is any among you sick? Let him call for the presbyters of the Church and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven” (Jas 5:14-15)
Anointing of the Sick (1/2)
• Anyone in danger of death from serious illness or advanced agemay receive the sacrament
• It “is not a sacrament for those only who are at the point ofdeath.” (CCC1514)
• It is fitting to receive the sacrament just prior to a serious operation or for the elderly whose frailty becomes more pronounced
• May receive the sacrament more than once
• Both a liturgical and communal celebration
• May take place in the family home, a hospital, or church for a single sick person or a group of sick persons
• Others not receiving the sacrament may participate by their prayers and responses
• Liturgy of the Word, preceded by an act of repentance opens the celebration
• Words of Christ and witness of the apostles awaken the faith of sick person and the community to ask the Lord for the Strength of the Spirit (CCC 1518)
• Priest or Bishop lays hands on the sick and in silence prays over them in the faith of the church (CCC 1519)
• Priest or Bishop then anoints on the head and hands with blessed oil saying:
“Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit. May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up.” (CCC 1513)
Anointing of the Sick (2/2)
Effects of the Sacrament (CCC 1520-1523)• Gift of the Holy Spirit
• Strengthening, peace and courage to overcome thedifficulties of the illness or advanced age
• Leads the sick person to healing of the soul but alsoof the body if such is God’s will
• Union with the passion of Christ
• Suffering becomes a participation in the saving workof Jesus
• An ecclesial grace
• The sick who receive this sacrament “contribute to the Good of the People of God”
• A preparation for the final journey
• Completes the holy anointings that mark the whole Christian life
• Baptism seals new life in us• Confirmation strengthens us for the combat of this life
• Anointing when in danger of death fortifies the end of our earthly life like a solid rampart for the final struggles before entering the Father’s House
Viaticum, Last Sacrament of the Christian
• Viaticum is Holy Communion offered to those whoare about to leave this life
• The Sacrament of Christ once dead and now risen, the Eucharist is here the sacrament of passing over from death to life, from this world to the Father (CCC 1524)
• As Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist form the sacraments of Christian initiation, Penance, the Anointing of the Sick and the Eucharist as Viaticum are the sacraments that prepare for our heavenly homeland or complete our earthly pilgrimage(CCC 1525)
All are Called to be Beacons of Hope• Following [Christ’s] example, every Christian is called to
relive, in different and ever new contexts, the Parable ofthe Good Samaritan who, passing by a man whom robbers had left half-dead by the roadside, “saw him and had compassion.” (Pope Benedict XVI 2010 Message for the World Day of the Sick)
• Anointing of the Sick testifies to the fact that all are called to participate in the redemption of the world (Sacramentum Caritatis, no. 22).
• We all have a role in sanctifying and building up the Church, whatever our physical condition. As the Synod of Bishops told an audience of sick and suffering persons, “We need you to teach the whole world what love is” (Per Concilii Semitasad Populum Dei Nuntius, no. 12).
• From “Anointing of the Sick, Joined to Christ, Witnesses of Hope and Healing” USCCB 2013
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Table Discussion
What struck you or touched you in this presentation?
Did anything puzzle you?
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Tonight’s Meeting
Sacrament of Holy Orders
By: Deacon Robert Holladay
References:This Is Our Faith : pp 201-202, 209-214
Ch 16
February 4
HOLY ORDERS- THE 7 SACRAMENTS -
1. Baptism (outward sign is water)
2. Reconciliation (outward sign is absolution)
3. Eucharist (outward sign body & blood)
4. Confirmation (outward sign is oil)
5. Marriage (outward sign bands of marriage)
6. Holy Orders (outward sign – ordination)
7. Anointing of the Sick (outward sign - oil)
HOLY ORDERS- SACRAMENT -
• Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission
entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in
the Church until the end of time; thus it is the sacrament of
apostolic ministry. (Catechism of the Catholic Church)
HOLY ORDERS
There are 3 ordained ministers that receive Holy Orders in the
Catholic Church (Canon 1009)
• Episcopate (Bishops)
• Presbyters or Priesthood (Priests)
• Diaconate (Deacons)
HOLY ORDERS- BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH -
• Christ himself is the source of ministry in the Church.
• He instituted the Church.
• He gave her the authority and its mission, orientation, and goal.
• It wasn’t his purpose to then wait fifteen hundred years for the
reformation for the Church to flourish.
HOLY ORDERS- BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH -
Later Church (Paul’s time)
• Bishops were first appointed by apostles as their successors. (1 Tim
3:2 and Titus 1:7)
• Presbyters are appointed to help bishops as communities flourish
and spread. (Acts 14:23, Acts 15:6, Acts 15:22, James 5:14)
HOLY ORDERS- BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH -
• St. Paul to his disciple Timothy (2 Tim 1:6), “I remind you to rekindle
the gift of God that is within you through the laying of hands.”
• To Titus, St. Paul says (Titus 1:5), “This is why I left you in Crete, … to
appoint presbyters in every town, as I directed you.”
APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION
• To pass on the teachings of Christ to the Apostles.
• To pass those teachings obtained by the Apostles to bishops, priests
and deacons of the early Church.
• Then by laying on hands, pass this charism to the next generations,
and then the next, and until the end of time.
• And to direct and guide the Church through the magisterium and
councils.
HOLY ORDERS- ORDINATION -
HOLY ORDERS
Who can receive this sacrament?
• Only a ‘baptized man’ can validly receive sacred ordination.
(Can 1024)
• No one has the ‘right’ to receive the sacrament of Holy Orders.
He is called to it by God and by the authority of the Church.
(Catechism of Catholic Church)
HOLY ORDERS
Who confers this sacrament?
• It is a bishop who confers the sacrament of Holy Orders on the
three degrees - this is called the apostolic line. (Cannon 1012)
• In the case of a bishop being ordained, a presiding bishop is
accompanied by two other bishops. (Cannon 1014)
HOLY ORDERS
Ordination imprints an indelible sacramental character
on the person receiving the sacrament. (Canon 1008,
Catechism of the Catholic Church)
HOLY ORDERS- CANON REQUIREMENTS -
• He must enjoy requisite freedom (not forced).
• Is called by the Church – is not a right.
• Must be formed by careful preparation (regulated by the Ordinary).
• Have sound faith, motivated by right intentions, enjoy good reputation, have moral probity, proven virtue, physical and psychological qualities.
• Must have completed their 25th year of age (or 35 for a Deacon who is married).
• For Priest – cannot have a wife.
• For Deacon, if married must have consent of his wife.
HOLY ORDERS- BISHOPS -
• The Bishop receives the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders,
which integrates him into the Episcopal College and makes him the
visible head of the particular Church entrusted to him (Diocese).
• As successors of the apostles and members of the college, the bishops
share in the apostolic responsibility and mission of the whole Church
under the authority of the Pope, who is successor to St. Peter.
HOLY ORDERS- PRIESTS -
Priests are united with bishops in sacerdotal dignity and at the same
time depend on them in the exercise of their pastoral functions; they
are called to be the bishop’s prudent co-workers. They form around
their bishop the presbyterium which bears responsibility with him for
the particular Church. They receive from the bishop the charge of a
parish community or a determined ecclesial office.
HOLY ORDERS- PRIESTS -
• The priesthood has the task not only of representing Christ (the head
of the Church) before the assembly, but also of acting in the name of
the whole Church, above all ,when offering the Eucharistic sacrifice.
(Catechism of the Catholic Church)
• “The minister’s sin cannot impede the fruit of grace.” (Catechism of
the Catholic Church)
HOLY ORDERS- DEACONS -
• “At a lower level of the hierarchy are to be found deacons, who
receive the imposition of hands, not unto the priesthood but unto
his ministry.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church)
• Apostles selected seven men (diakonein) to serve the poor.
Stephen, the first martyr, was one of them. These were the first
deacons. (Acts 6:5)
HOLY ORDERS- DEACONS -
Among other tasks, it is the task of deacons to assist the bishop and
priests in the celebration of the divine mysteries, above all the
Eucharist, in the distribution of Holy Communion, in assisting at the
blessing marriages, in the proclamation of the Gospel and preaching, in
presiding over funerals, and in dedicating themselves to the various
ministries of charity.
HOLY ORDERS- FINAL OBSERVATION -
“As for the ‘proud minister’, he is to be ranked with the devil.”
(St. Augustine)
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Questions and Answers
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Next Meeting
Sacrament of Marriage
Catholic Family
By: Mary Boyle
Deacon John Boyle
References:This Is Our Faith : pp 215-216
Ch 17
February 11
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Announcements
• Saturday Make-up sessions are at 10 am – Please use the North Entrance to the Pastoral Center
(park in the Northeast Lot for closest access)
• Presentations are posted at: https://stjudeparish.com/rcia-presentations
• Rite of Sending (Catechumens & Sponsors)
Sunday March 1 – 10:00 AM MassArrive by 9:30 AM
• Rite of Election (Catechumens & Sponsors)Saturday March 7 – 11:00 AM at Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral - Dallas
• No ClassMarch 10 – Spring BreakMarch 17 – Parish Mission
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Q&AFr. Abraham ThomasFr. Joel Bako
