Anointing of the SickAnointing of the SickSacrament of HealingSacrament of Healing

Celebrating God’s Healing LoveCelebrating God’s Healing Love

What Anointing Celebrates: God’s loving What Anointing Celebrates: God’s loving concernconcern

1-God loves and cares for us when we are 1-God loves and cares for us when we are sick, suffering or dyingsick, suffering or dying

2-God heals our spirit and gives us comfort 2-God heals our spirit and gives us comfort through the love of the Christian through the love of the Christian communitycommunity

3-Jesus’ suffering and death were not his 3-Jesus’ suffering and death were not his final fate and neither for us. final fate and neither for us.

Ritual-Different Rites for Different Ritual-Different Rites for Different CircumstancesCircumstances

Whole faith community –part of a mass or Whole faith community –part of a mass or in a separate healing servicein a separate healing service

Non-Terminally ill personNon-Terminally ill person Dying PersonsDying Persons

Who and how oftenWho and how often

Ritual ElementsRitual Elements

PrayersPrayers Penitential ritePenitential rite ScripturesScriptures Laying on of hand by priestLaying on of hand by priest Anointing with oil on forehead and Anointing with oil on forehead and

hands(hands(essentialessential)) Holy Communion-Holy Communion-

– ViaticumViaticum

HistoryHistory

Early Christian communitiesEarly Christian communities 88thth-12-12thth Centuries Centuries 1212thth Century Century Second Vatican CouncilSecond Vatican Council