Anointing of the SickLesson Aims

Be able to DESCRIBE what takes place during the sacrament

EXPLAIN the purpose of the Sacrament

Unit 10.3 Worship and Celebration

What do you think this terminally ill man needs?

For his Body

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For his Soul

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When should you receive it?1.When dangerously ill2.Before surgery if the operation is a serious one3.To prevent a person from getting sick4.When an elderly person is especially weak5.When a child is sick, so they can receive some comfort6.For unconscious people who would have asked for the sacrament if they could

Why should you receive it?

1.Receives Grace: • strength and

courage to accept illness.

• may help recovery.2.Forgives sin3.Helps prepare for death: gives peace if anxious4.Unites with whole Christian community, who are praying for them5.Reconfirms the vows made at baptism6.Unites with the suffering of Jesus

One of the bullet points on each side should not be there: which ones ?!

What happens during the Anointing of the Sick?

A reading from the Bible usually about Jesus healing sick people.

You also need to know about the following:

Anointed on the forehead and on the hands with chrism.

For strength and healing.

For forgiveness of sin.

If dying = final communion. This is called viaticum, which means ‘food for the journey”.

Prayers for the patient and those who care for the sick. The priest may lay his hands on the sick person silence, a symbol of the descent of the Holy Spirit, to comfort and strengthen.

CHRISM VIATICUM PRAYERS / LAYING ON OF HANDS

Exam Question • Explain why the Sacrament of the Sick is

important for Christians (8marks)

– use 4 reasons– One paragraph for each reason– QWC marks

What have you learnt?