Anointing of the Sick

What are two of the chief effects of the Anointing of the Sick?

• That a person become more self-absorbed and will wallow in their suffering in despair

• That a person will be miraculously cured of their illness if they are holy enough to deserve it

• That the sick person may unite their sufferings to the passion of Our Lord and be co-redeemers with Him for the good of the Church and world

• Imparting Sanctifying Grace so that the Lord will raise the sick person up to heaven

What three things do we always experience in illness?

• One of the gravest problems that we must deal with in life

• Our powerlessness, limitation, and how finite we are

• Joy to be united to Christ in His Passion

• A glimpse of death

What are the three general ways that we typically respond to illness

• We embrace it and see it as a totally good thing with no evil or suffering whatsoever

• We begin to search for God and return to Him

• Make us more mature by reflecting on what truly matters in this life

• with self-absorption, anguish, despair, and revolting against God

Which best describes how we can authentically understand illness by means of the Old Testament? (Mark all that apply)

• There will come a time when God shall heal every physical illness and pardon every sin (if we let Him)

• Suffering can be redemptive and heal the wounds of sin that another person has inflicted on their soul

• There is a mysterious link between sin and illness (This does not mean that illness is always caused due to personal sin, but is a result of living in a fallen world in general)

• Faithfulness to God's law restores life but this is referring to supernatural life and not necessarily a miraculous bodily cure

What do we mean when we say that Christ is the physician of the sick?

• Christ is the shepherd and we are the sheep

• Before His public ministry, Christ was actually in medical school

• He strives to be compassionate to all people and wills to heal all wounds, physical (illness) and spiritual (forgive sins). Anytime we help a sick person it is as if we are helping Christ himself

• He miraculously cures every single sick person immediately when they want it

How does Christ connect Faith and healing? (Mark all that apply)

• By His Passion and Death on the Cross, suffering takes on a new meaning of making us more Christlike

• His miraculous healings are signs of the even greater healing of our souls which allow us to have perfect happiness in heaven for all eternity

• Faith was necessary either on the part of the person to be cured or by one of their loved ones for Christ to cure them

• Christ heals us spiritually by making our miseries His own: "He took our infirmities and bore our diseases"

When a Priest anoints the sick and they miraculously recover, by whose power or authority did the person receive the cure

• From their prayers

• From their Faith

• The Priest

• The love and mercy of God

How does the Eucharist heal our spiritual illness of sin and death?

• It gives us eternal life as He Himself is eternal life

• It will without fail cure us of any physical illnesses

• Anointing of the Sick is just the Eucharist given to a dying person

Where in the Bible can we pinpoint the origins of the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick? (Mark all that apply)

• "In my name . . . they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover." (Mark 16:17-18)

• "So they went out and preached that men should repent. And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them." (Mark 6:12-13)

• "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyones sins they are forgiven. If you retain anyones sins they are retained" (John 20:22-23)

• "Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders [ 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." (James 5:13-15)

What is the older name for the Sacrament and where did it get its name?

• Major Unction because it was not given regularly like Eucharist and Reconciliation but only in extreme cases of illness

• Extreme Unction because the Sacrament was usually given at the point of death

• Minor Unction because we always beg the Lord to curer the sick person if it is better for their salvation

• Conjunction Unction- what's your function? (You guys might be too young ton get this)