2. Our Catholic Faith Living What We Believe
CHAPTER 7
The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry
 The Power of Forgiveness in a Suffering World
 Penance
 Anointing of the Sick
 Holy Orders
 Matrimony

3.  Penance Christ Forgives our sins in the sacrament of conversion
Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry The Power of Forgiveness in a Suffering World
Christ calls all his disciples to extend his love and to minister to others as well
 Penance Christ Forgives our sins in the sacrament of conversion
 Anointing of the Sick Christ helps suffering people with his graces
 Holy Orders calls men to minister to us in Jesus’ place
 Matrimony helps married couples to be Christ to each other and their families

4. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry The Power of Forgiveness in a Suffering World
How can a good and loving God permit so much suffering and evil in the world?
1. God is supremely good and loving, even in the midst of suffering – proved by Christ’s own suffering and death.
2. Suffering and evil are an unfortunate part of the human story – God does not cause or send suffering.
3. God’s created world is on a journey to perfection – it is not yet perfect.

5. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry The Power of Forgiveness in a Suffering World
How can a good and loving God permit so much suffering and evil in the world?
4. The misuse of freedom is the cause of much moral evil – intellect and free will require much responsibility.
5. Christian faith announces the Good News of Jesus Christ, who conquered the forces of evil – Jesus’ suffering, Death, and Resurrection have conquered the worst evil: death and separation from God.

6. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry Penance
The Sacrament of Penance is also called:
Sacrament of Forgiveness reminds us that God imparts pardon and peace through the priest’s words of absolution
Prayer of Absolution “I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”
Reconciliation God’s loving forgiveness unites us with God and the Church
Confession highlights the telling of our sins to the priest
Sacrament of Penance stresses that when we turn from sin, we must do penance and make satisfaction for the sins we have committed
Sacrament of Conversion changing our lives by rooting out sin, by firmly intending to sin no more, and by trusting in God’s infinite mercy and grace

7. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry Penance
The Rite of Penance has two essential elements
1. The acts of the penitent
2. God’s action
CONTRITION
Genuine sorrow for
one’s sins
perfect vs. imperfect
contrition
THROUGH PRIESTS & BISHOPS
Coworkers who forgive sin in Jesus’ name and
determine the
penance given
CONFESSION
Telling one’s sins to a priest after an examination of one’s conscience
SATISFACTION
Part of the reparation sinners need to do such as praying and doing works of mercy

8. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry Anointing of the Sick
History of the Anointing of the Sick
Jesus showed that God’s Kingdom was present through his healing ministry
Jesus’ disciples continued his healing ministry by preaching repentance, casting out demons, and anointing and healing the sick
The Letter of James shows the roots of this sacrament:
Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the Church, and they should pray over him and anoint (him) with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.
James 5:14-15

9. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry Anointing of the Sick
History of the Anointing of the Sick
By the Middle Ages the sacrament was usually administered only to those who were dying
The reforms of the Second Vatican Council stress that the sacrament is for those suffering from serious illness, the elderly, those facing major surgery as well as the dying

10. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry Anointing of the Sick
Rite of the Sacrament of Anointing
1. The priest lays hands on the sick person(s)
2. He prays for them in the faith of the Church:
3. He anoints their forehead and hands with oil ideally blessed previously by a bishop
Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit. May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up.

11. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry Anointing of the Sick
Spiritual healing: comfort, peace, courage of the Holy Spirit
Effects of the Sacrament of Anointing
Physical healing when this will help the person in his or her condition before God
For dying persons, the strength of the anointing and viaticum before entering eternity and meeting God
The forgiveness of sin if the person has not been able to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation
The union of the sick person more closely to Christ’s redemptive Passion

12. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry Holy Orders
The Ministerial Priesthood
“ministers to the ministers”
Sacramental ordination consecrates certain baptized men to one of three degrees of a sacred order:
 episcopacy – bishops
 presbyterate – priests
 diaconate – deacons
Continues the special ministry Jesus entrusted to the Apostles

13. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry Holy Orders
The Ministerial Priesthood
Through the ministerial priesthood Christ becomes visibly present to the Church as its head
Confers a “sacred power” of service on behalf of Christ for his Church
Bishops and priests must:
 proclaim and teach Gods’ Word to all
 lead the Christian community in worship
 guide and rule God’s people by imitating Jesus’ model of humble service

14. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry Holy Orders
The special roles of ordained ministry
Diaconate ● Configured to Christ, “to serve, not to be served” ● Help bishops and priests at liturgies and other liturgical functions
Presbyterate ● Work alongside bishops as their helpers and extensions ● Act in the person of Christ, especially in celebrating the Eucharist
Episcopacy ● Receives the fullness of Holy Orders ● As successor to the Apostles, he takes Christ’s place: as teacher (to instruct), as shepherd (to rule), as priest (to sanctify) ● The visible head of a diocese

15. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry Holy Orders
Rite of Holy Orders
The Church has the authority to ordain only baptized men
The essential sign for all three orders is the bishop’s laying on of hands followed by a prayer of consecration
In the Latin Rite priests and bishops may not marry

16. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry Matrimony
The Catholic Understanding of Marriage
A sign of God calling a man and woman to holiness through ordinary married life
A vocation written into our nature
A permanent, exclusive love relationship
True committed love brings forth life
Requires the virtues of faithfulness until death and openness to children

17. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry Matrimony
The Catholic Understanding of Marriage
The bride and groom are the ministers
Sexual sharing must take place according to God’s two-fold plan:
 it must be unitive – a powerful sign that binds the couple as lifelong partners
 it must be procreative – open to sharing in God’s creative activity
The family is the domestic Church

18. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry Matrimony
Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony
Because it is a covenant, it is valid for life
Christ gives the husband and wife graces they need to live lovingly each day
If Christ blesses the marriage with children, he helps the parents to raise and educate them in a Christian family setting

19. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry VOCABULARY
Presbyters (184)
Bishop (184)
Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick (185)
Sacrament of Holy Orders (185)
Sacrament of Matrimony (185)
Sacrament of Penance (187)
Absolution (187)
Concupiscence (187)
Contrition (188)
Perfect contrition (189)
Imperfect contrition (189)
Extreme unction (191)
Viaticum (191)
Latin Rite (192)
Diaconate (195)
Celibacy (197)
Polygamy (198)
Annulment (201)

20. Chapter 7 The Sacraments of Healing and Ministry
My dear friends, let us ask God for his continued blessing upon this bridegroom and his bride.
Holy Father, creator of the universe, maker of man and woman in your own likeness, source of blessing for married life, we humbly pray to you for this woman who today is united with her husband in this sacrament of marriage.
May your fullest blessing come upon her and her husband so that they may together rejoice in your gift of married love (and enrich your Church with their children).
 Lord, may they both praise you when they are happy and turn to you in their sorrows. May they be glad that you help them in their work and know that you are with them in their need. May they pray to you in the community of the Church, and be your witnesses in the world. May they reach old age in the company of their friends, and come at last to the kingdom of heaven. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Nuptial Blessing Option C