anointing the sick chapter 5

why did jesus work miracles in his public ministry

• The sacrament allows us to think about the purpose of life, provoking a search for God and UNITES US WITH JESUS

• to demonstrate he was the messiah and to show compassion for those who were suffering

• In extraordinary circumstances, the Church provides that any plant oil blessed by a priest may be used

• The Christian vocation is to love and serve others

what are concrete examples of how the church shows compassion for the suffering?

• The Epistle of St. James gives specific instructions to the elders of the Church (called "presbyters" in Greek from which word we derive "priest") regarding the proper exercise of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick: call the priest, pray over them, and anoint them

• none

• catholic hospitals, religious congregations, and saints who dedicated their lives to helping the sick

• physical touch

what were the instructions that jesus gave to his apostles concerning those who were sick?

• He instructed them to lay their hands on them and heal the sick. He gave them instructions to preach the Kingdom of God

• to demonstrate he was the messiah and to show compassion for those who were suffering

• Oil would be used as the physical sign for this Sacrament of Healing. It strengthens us to bear suffering, soothes them to give them peace

• bishops and priests because they have authority to forgive sins

what instructions did st. james give concerning the sick?

• It is not the mission of Christ to remove all suffering from the world

• He instructed them to lay their hands on them and heal the sick

• He gave them instructions to preach the Kingdom of God

• call the priest, pray over them, and anoint them

why does god not work a miracle of physical healing each time the sacrament of anointing is celebrated?

• In extraordinary circumstances, the Church provides that any plant oil blessed by a priest may be used

• The sacraments purify us on earth so we don't have to be purified afterwards.

• It is not the mission of Christ to remove all suffering from the world, but to give us the grace to accept it as a means of uniting ourselves with his redemption.

• to demonstrate he was the messiah and to show compassion for those who were suffering

what limitations are there on God's grace?

• none

• physical touch

• only for good people

• just for sick people

what was the method generally used by jesus in his healing miracles?

• praying

• anointing

• physical touch

• none

what was it that transformed the sick in both body and soul?

• jesus appearance

• getting graces from god

• the whole church praying for them

• through an active and personal encounter with christ, an encounter that "touched" them both

why is oil an effective sign for this sacrament?

• it strengthens us to bear suffering, soothes them to give them peace

• it gives us the graces from god

• to demonstrate he was the messiah and to show compassion for those who were suffering

• the form is the words spoken - prayer for healing

what is oil of the sick, and where does it come from?

• The whole church is praying for them

• bishops and priests because they have authority to forgive sins

• blessed by the bishop of the diocese during the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday.

• Oil would be used as the physical sign for this Sacrament of Healing