Grade 4 – Unit 4 Sessions 18/19

Resources: Loyolapress.com Finding God Series 2021

Session 18: Anointing of the Sick (pgs 147-154)Session 19: Sacraments of Service (pgs 155-162)Theme: Jesus instituted the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick to bless

the sick person physically and spiritually. The priest anoints the sick person with holy oil and asks God to bring strength, healing and peace to them. The Sacraments of Service call people to love God and others in special ways. Matrimony brings a man and woman together to unite in the service of God and Holy Orders calls men to serve the Church as priests.

Prayer: Sign of the Cross – 2 X Our Father – 1X Glory Be -1X Hail Mary – 1X

REVIEW We gather together on Sunday, the Lord’s Day to celebrate the Mass. At Mass, we remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us by celebrating the Sacrament of the Eucharist. The First Eucharist celebration took place at the Last Supper. We receive the real Body and Blood of Jesus in the Eucharist.

JESUS WAS A HEALERCrowds gathered around Jesus to listen to Him teach about how much God the Father loved and cared for them. Many people who were sick or had ailments would come to see Jesus and ask for help. Jesus performed miracles and brought physical healing to many people. He gave people back their sight, cured them of mental illness and even brought some back from the dead. Jesus always showed kindness and compassion for those suffering or in need. The Church continues

Jesus’ missing of caring for those who are sick or in need. VIDEO –Jesus Heals the Sick (Use right mouse and click Open Hyperlink)https://youtu.be/Jo246vLieaM

ANOINTING OF THE SICKJesus’ example of always caring for others is present in the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. This sacrament is a Sacrament of Healing just as Reconciliation is. Reconciliation heals our souls and Anointing of the Sick helps to heal both physically and spiritually! The sacrament brings strength, peace, courage and healing to those who are seriously ill. You don’t receive Anointing of the Sick if you have a cold but if you are suffering from a serious illness such as cancer, you may want to receive it. In the Rite of Anointing of the Sick, the priest will anoint the person with oil of the sick on their forehead and hands. He will offer them them Holy Communion as a way to prepare them to enter into eternal life. Anointing of the Sick does not mean someone will be physically healed and not die but it brings the peace of God to them in a special sacramental way. The priest will bless the person and the family will pray together for the sick person. You can receive Anointing of the Sick more than once. This sacrament shows the special care

and love that Jesus had for those in need. Today, we follow Jesus’ example and pray for the sick during the Prayer of the Faithful at Mass.

VIDEO –Anointing of the Sick (Use right mouse and click Open Hyperlink)https://youtu.be/n9Ujmdo8Aio

SACRAMENTS OF SERVICEGod invites us to love Him and each other in special ways. He created us in His image and wants us to care for,serve each other and share our God given talents and abilites to help others. A man and a woman unite through the Sacrament of Matrimony which is also called getting married. It means they make a commitment to each other to serve God, one another and the Church as a married couple. This also means bringing up children to love and serve God. In the Sacrament of Holy Orders, men make a promise (take a vow) that they will devote their lives to serving God and their parish communities as priests. The Rite of Ordination gives the man special powers and responsibilities to serve the Church. Both sacraments fill people with the grace needed to serve the community and help others grow in their relationship with Jesus. All sacraments give us grace!!! THE VINE AND THE BRANCHESJesus told a special story to people to help them understand how important it is still to stay connected to Him to grow closer to God the Father. The parable of the Vine and Branches tells us how staying close to Jesus will help us grow. Through the Sacraments of Service, we grow to become better able to serve the Church. Listen to the words from the Gospel of John. The Vine and the Branches John 15:1-12 15 “I am(A) the true vine,(B) and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit,(C) while every branch that does bear fruit(D) he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.(E) 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you.(F) No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;(G) apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.(H) 7 If you remain in me(I) and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.(J) 8 This is to my Father’s glory,(K) that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.(L)

9 “As the Father has loved me,(M) so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands,(N) you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.(O) 12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.(P)

VIDEO –The Vine & the Branches (Use right mouse and click Open Hyperlink)https://youtu.be/btojLhvXzUc

Jesus also taught us a very important New Commandment that tells us that we should love one another as Jesus loves us. Jesus is teaching us that without being connected to Him, we will never truly live our live with the purpose given to us by God. Our happiness relies on our connection to God and sharing the gifts He has given us with others. IF NOT IN CLASS PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW AND DO THE VINE AND BRANCHES SHEET!!!

What are some ways we stay connected to God?What are some ways we serve God?

Please do the attached Vine & Branch Sheet and email REPHomeworkGr4@gmail.com