While some are preparing for their
First Holy Communion...
others are preparing for their
last...
Call a
priest!
From the Catechism of the
Catholic Church (CCC) ...
1526 "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"
(James 5:14-15).
1527 The sacrament of Anointing of the Sick has
as its purpose the conferral of a special grace on the Christian experiencing
the difficulties inherent in the condition of grave illness or old
age.
1528 The proper
time for receiving this holy anointing has certainly arrived when the believer
begins to be in danger of death because of illness or old
age.
1529 Each time a
Christian falls seriously ill, he may receive the Anointing of the Sick, and
also when, after he has received it, the illness
worsens.
1530 Only priests
(presbyters and bishops) can give the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick,
using oil blessed by the bishop, or if necessary by the celebrating presbyter
himself.
1531 The
celebration of the Anointing of the Sick consists essentially in the anointing
of the forehead and hands of the sick person (in the Roman Rite) or of other
parts of the body (in the Eastern rite), the anointing being accompanied by the
liturgical prayer of the celebrant asking for the special grace of this
sacrament.
1532 The special
grace of the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick has as its effects:
- the uniting of the sick person to the passion of Christ, for his own good and that of the whole Church;
- the strengthening, peace, and courage to endure in a Christian manner the sufferings of illness or old age;
- the forgiveness of sins, if the sick person was not able to obtain it through the sacrament of Penance;
- the restoration of health, if it is conducive to the salvation of his soul;
- the preparation for passing over to eternal life.
- the uniting of the sick person to the passion of Christ, for his own good and that of the whole Church;
- the strengthening, peace, and courage to endure in a Christian manner the sufferings of illness or old age;
- the forgiveness of sins, if the sick person was not able to obtain it through the sacrament of Penance;
- the restoration of health, if it is conducive to the salvation of his soul;
- the preparation for passing over to eternal life.
Be prepared for those special times...
Consider a Crucifix Sick Call Set which hangs
on the wall ... readily available for this sacred use ...
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