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The Sacraments of Healing The Sacraments of Healing
Sacraments of HealingSacraments of Healing
CCC 1420: Through the sacraments of Christian initiation, man
receives the new life of Christ….
CCC 1420: Through the sacraments of Christian initiation, man
receives the new life of Christ….
Sacraments of HealingSacraments of Healing
CCC 1420: Through the sacraments of Christian initiation, man
receives the new life of Christ….
…This new life can be weakened and even lost by sin.
CCC 1420: Through the sacraments of Christian initiation, man
receives the new life of Christ….
…This new life can be weakened and even lost by sin.
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Sacraments of HealingSacraments of Healing
CCC 1421: The Lord Jesus Christ, physician of our souls and
bodies…
CCC 1421: The Lord Jesus Christ, physician of our souls and
bodies…
Sacraments of HealingSacraments of Healing
CCC 1421: The Lord Jesus Christ, physician of our souls and
bodies…
…has willed that his Church continue, in the power of the Holy Spirit,
CCC 1421: The Lord Jesus Christ, physician of our souls and
bodies…
…has willed that his Church continue, in the power of the Holy Spirit,
Sacraments of HealingSacraments of Healing
CCC 1421: The Lord Jesus Christ, physician of our souls and
bodies…
…has willed that his Church continue, in the power of the Holy Spirit,
…his work of healing and salvation, even among her own members.
CCC 1421: The Lord Jesus Christ, physician of our souls and
bodies…
…has willed that his Church continue, in the power of the Holy Spirit,
…his work of healing and salvation, even among her own members.
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
CCC 1422:
Key paragraph from Lumen Gentium 11:
“Those who approach the sacrament of Penance obtain pardon from
the mercy of God for the offence committed against Him and are at
the same time reconciled with the Church, which they have
wounded by their sins, and which by charity, example, and prayer
seeks their conversion.”
CCC 1422:
Key paragraph from Lumen Gentium 11:
“Those who approach the sacrament of Penance obtain pardon from
the mercy of God for the offence committed against Him and are at
the same time reconciled with the Church, which they have
wounded by their sins, and which by charity, example, and prayer
seeks their conversion.”
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
What is this Sacrament called?
The Sacrament of….
What is this Sacrament called?
The Sacrament of….
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
What is this Sacrament called?
The Sacrament of….
1. Conversion …(interior effects)
What is this Sacrament called?
The Sacrament of….
1. Conversion …(interior effects)
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
What is this Sacrament called?
The Sacrament of….
1. Conversion
2. Penance (official name)
What is this Sacrament called?
The Sacrament of….
1. Conversion
2. Penance (official name)
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
What is this Sacrament called?
The Sacrament of….
1. Conversion
2. Penance
3. Confession (…of sin and of God’s mercy)
What is this Sacrament called?
The Sacrament of….
1. Conversion
2. Penance
3. Confession (…of sin and of God’s mercy)
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
What is this Sacrament called?
The Sacrament of….
1. Conversion
2. Penance
3. Confession
4. Forgiveness (expression of pardon)
What is this Sacrament called?
The Sacrament of….
1. Conversion
2. Penance
3. Confession
4. Forgiveness (expression of pardon)
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
What is this Sacrament called?he Sacrament of….
1. Conversion
2. Penance
3. Confession
4. Forgiveness
5. Reconciliation (turning back to God and neighbor)
What is this Sacrament called?he Sacrament of….
1. Conversion
2. Penance
3. Confession
4. Forgiveness
5. Reconciliation (turning back to God and neighbor)
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing
forgiveness, conversion (CCC 1425)
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing
forgiveness, conversion (CCC 1425)
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing
forgiveness, conversion (CCC 1425)
CCC 1426: the new life…has not abolished the frailty and
weakness of human nature, nor…concupiscence…
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing
forgiveness, conversion (CCC 1425)
CCC 1426: the new life…has not abolished the frailty and
weakness of human nature, nor…concupiscence…
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing
forgiveness, conversion
2. The conversion of the baptized: “second
conversion”
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing
forgiveness, conversion
2. The conversion of the baptized: “second
conversion”
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing
forgiveness, conversion
2. The conversion of the baptized: “second
conversion”
Two conversions: water and tears (St. Ambrose)
Baptism principal, foundation
Second conversion communitarian and ongoing
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing
forgiveness, conversion
2. The conversion of the baptized: “second
conversion”
Two conversions: water and tears (St. Ambrose)
Baptism principal, foundation
Second conversion communitarian and ongoing
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing
forgiveness, conversion
2. The conversion of the baptized: “second
conversion”
3. Interior penance: a work of the heart (CCC 1427-
9)
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing
forgiveness, conversion
2. The conversion of the baptized: “second
conversion”
3. Interior penance: a work of the heart (CCC 1427-
9)
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing
forgiveness, conversion
2. The conversion of the baptized: “second
conversion”
3. Interior penance: a work of the heart (CCC 1427-
9)
--a radical re-orientation of the heart
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing
forgiveness, conversion
2. The conversion of the baptized: “second
conversion”
3. Interior penance: a work of the heart (CCC 1427-
9)
--a radical re-orientation of the heart
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing forgiveness, conversion
2. The conversion of the baptized: “second conversion”
3. Interior penance: a work of the heart (CCC 1427-9)
--a radical re-orientation of the heart
--greatness of God’s love
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing forgiveness, conversion
2. The conversion of the baptized: “second conversion”
3. Interior penance: a work of the heart (CCC 1427-9)
--a radical re-orientation of the heart
--greatness of God’s love
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing forgiveness, conversion
2. The conversion of the baptized: “second conversion”
3. Interior penance: a work of the heart (CCC 1427-9)
--a radical re-orientation of the heart
--greatness of God’s love
--horror and weight of sin
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing forgiveness, conversion
2. The conversion of the baptized: “second conversion”
3. Interior penance: a work of the heart (CCC 1427-9)
--a radical re-orientation of the heart
--greatness of God’s love
--horror and weight of sin
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing forgiveness, conversion
2. The conversion of the baptized: “second conversion”
3. Interior penance: a work of the heart
4. Expressions of penance in Christian life
--fasting, prayer, and almsgiving
--taking up one’s daily cross
--Eucharist
--devotional life
--liturgical seasons/days of penance
Why Reconciliation after Baptism?
1. The greatness of Baptism requires ongoing forgiveness, conversion
2. The conversion of the baptized: “second conversion”
3. Interior penance: a work of the heart
4. Expressions of penance in Christian life
--fasting, prayer, and almsgiving
--taking up one’s daily cross
--Eucharist
--devotional life
--liturgical seasons/days of penance
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
The Sacrament Itself: CCC 1440The Sacrament Itself: CCC 1440
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
The Sacrament Itself: CCC 1440
The healing of…
The Sacrament Itself: CCC 1440
The healing of…
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
The Sacrament Itself: CCC 1440
The healing of…
The Sacrament Itself: CCC 1440
The healing of…
SINSIN
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
What is Sin? CCC 1846-1851What is Sin? CCC 1846-1851
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
What is Sin? CCC 1846-1851
Offense against reason (conscience)
What is Sin? CCC 1846-1851
Offense against reason (conscience)
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
What is Sin? CCC 1846-1851
Offense against reason (conscience)
Failure in love for God
What is Sin? CCC 1846-1851
Offense against reason (conscience)
Failure in love for God
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
What is Sin? CCC 1846-1851
Offence against reason (conscience)
Failure in love for God
A disobedient revolt
What is Sin? CCC 1846-1851
Offence against reason (conscience)
Failure in love for God
A disobedient revolt
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Different kinds of sin? CCC 1854 ff
Mortal Sin
Venial Sin
Different kinds of sin? CCC 1854 ff
Mortal Sin
Venial Sin
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Sin talk: helpful distinctionsSin talk: helpful distinctions
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Sin talk: helpful distinctions
Objective gravity vs. subjective culpability
Sin talk: helpful distinctions
Objective gravity vs. subjective culpability
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Sin talk: helpful distinctions
Objective gravity vs. subjective culpability
the personal dimension of sin
Sin talk: helpful distinctions
Objective gravity vs. subjective culpability
the personal dimension of sin
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Sin talk: helpful distinctions
Objective gravity vs. subjective culpability
the personal dimension of sin
Vs. mechanical understanding of sin
Sin talk: helpful distinctions
Objective gravity vs. subjective culpability
the personal dimension of sin
Vs. mechanical understanding of sin
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Sin talk: helpful distinctions
Objective gravity vs. subjective culpability
the personal dimension of sin
Vs. mechanical understanding of sin
Is mortal sin easy or hard?—a problematic question
Sin talk: helpful distinctions
Objective gravity vs. subjective culpability
the personal dimension of sin
Vs. mechanical understanding of sin
Is mortal sin easy or hard?—a problematic question
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Sin talk: helpful distinctions
Objective gravity vs. subjective culpability
the personal dimension of sin
Vs. mechanical understanding of sin
Is mortal sin easy or hard?—a problematic question
Dual realities: God’s mercy, human freedom
Sin talk: helpful distinctions
Objective gravity vs. subjective culpability
the personal dimension of sin
Vs. mechanical understanding of sin
Is mortal sin easy or hard?—a problematic question
Dual realities: God’s mercy, human freedom
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Sin talk: helpful distinctions
Objective gravity vs. subjective culpability
the personal dimension of sin
Vs. mechanical understanding of sin
Is mortal sin easy or hard?—a problematic question
Dual realities: God’s mercy, human freedom
Ontological and Moral goodness (see Kreeft 338)
Sin talk: helpful distinctions
Objective gravity vs. subjective culpability
the personal dimension of sin
Vs. mechanical understanding of sin
Is mortal sin easy or hard?—a problematic question
Dual realities: God’s mercy, human freedom
Ontological and Moral goodness (see Kreeft 338)
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Doctrine of God problems and sinDoctrine of God problems and sin
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Doctrine of God problems and sin
Deism
Doctrine of God problems and sin
Deism
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Doctrine of God problems and sin
Deism
Pantheism
Doctrine of God problems and sin
Deism
Pantheism
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Doctrine of God problems and sin
Deism
Pantheism
Biblical God: non-competitive—”strange”, “sees the heart”
Doctrine of God problems and sin
Deism
Pantheism
Biblical God: non-competitive—”strange”, “sees the heart”
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Why do I need to go to Confession to a priest?Why do I need to go to Confession to a priest?
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Why do I need to go to Confession to a priest?
God alone forgives sin (1441-1442)
Why do I need to go to Confession to a priest?
God alone forgives sin (1441-1442)
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Why do I need to go to Confession to a priest?
God alone forgives sin (1441-1442)
Reconciliation with the Church (1443-1445)
Why do I need to go to Confession to a priest?
God alone forgives sin (1441-1442)
Reconciliation with the Church (1443-1445)
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Why do I need to go to Confession to a priest?
God alone forgives sin (1441-1442)
Reconciliation with the Church (1443-1445)
The sacrament of forgiveness
Why do I need to go to Confession to a priest?
God alone forgives sin (1441-1442)
Reconciliation with the Church (1443-1445)
The sacrament of forgiveness
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Matter and Form of the Sacrament
Matter/quasi-matter: contrition, confession, satisfaction
Form: words of absolution by a priest
Matter and Form of the Sacrament
Matter/quasi-matter: contrition, confession, satisfaction
Form: words of absolution by a priest
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Form: Prayer of absolution by a priest
God, the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of His Son has reconciled the world to Himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins;
Through the ministry of the Church may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Form: Prayer of absolution by a priest
God, the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of His Son has reconciled the world to Himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins;
Through the ministry of the Church may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Acts of the Penitent (CCC 1450-1460)Acts of the Penitent (CCC 1450-1460)
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Acts of the Penitent
Contrition
Acts of the Penitent
Contrition
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Acts of the Penitent
Contrition (1451)
“sorrow of soul for sin committed”
“with resolution not to sin again”
Perfect: gift of God, rooted in love of God
Imperfect: rooted in imperfect fear
Acts of the Penitent
Contrition (1451)
“sorrow of soul for sin committed”
“with resolution not to sin again”
Perfect: gift of God, rooted in love of God
Imperfect: rooted in imperfect fear
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Acts of the Penitent
Contrition
Confession of Sins
Acts of the Penitent
Contrition
Confession of Sins
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Acts of the Penitent
Contrition
Confession of Sins
Satisfaction (CCC 1459-60)Ordered to remedy of sin’s disorders, and spiritual health
Configures us to Christ
Participation with Christ (cf. 1460) is source of penance’s efficacy
Acts of the Penitent
Contrition
Confession of Sins
Satisfaction (CCC 1459-60)Ordered to remedy of sin’s disorders, and spiritual health
Configures us to Christ
Participation with Christ (cf. 1460) is source of penance’s efficacy
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Acts of the Penitent
Contrition
Confession of Sins
Satisfaction (CCC 1459-60)
Ordered to remedy of sin’s disorders, and spiritual health
Acts of the Penitent
Contrition
Confession of Sins
Satisfaction (CCC 1459-60)
Ordered to remedy of sin’s disorders, and spiritual health
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Acts of the Penitent
Contrition
Confession of Sins
Satisfaction (CCC 1459-60)Ordered to remedy of sin’s disorders, and spiritual health
Configures us to Christ
Acts of the Penitent
Contrition
Confession of Sins
Satisfaction (CCC 1459-60)Ordered to remedy of sin’s disorders, and spiritual health
Configures us to Christ
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Acts of the Penitent
Contrition
Confession of Sins
Satisfaction (CCC 1459-60)Ordered to remedy of sin’s disorders, and spiritual health
Configures us to Christ
Participation with Christ (cf. 1460) is source of penance’s efficacy
Acts of the Penitent
Contrition
Confession of Sins
Satisfaction (CCC 1459-60)Ordered to remedy of sin’s disorders, and spiritual health
Configures us to Christ
Participation with Christ (cf. 1460) is source of penance’s efficacy
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
The Minister of the SacramentThe Minister of the Sacrament
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
The Minister of the Sacrament
apostles– bishops—priests :
The Minister of the Sacrament
apostles– bishops—priests :
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
The Minister of the Sacrament
apostles– bishops—priests :
St. Paul: 2 Cor 5:18: “Ministers of reconciliation”
The Minister of the Sacrament
apostles– bishops—priests :
St. Paul: 2 Cor 5:18: “Ministers of reconciliation”
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
The Minister of the Sacrament
apostles– bishops—priests :
St. Paul: 2 Cor 5:18: “Ministers of reconciliation”
*****John 20: 19-23*****
The Minister of the Sacrament
apostles– bishops—priests :
St. Paul: 2 Cor 5:18: “Ministers of reconciliation”
*****John 20: 19-23*****
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
The Minister of the Sacrament
apostles– bishops—priests :
St. Paul: 2 Cor 5:18: “Ministers of reconciliation”
*****John 20: 19-23*****� Immediately post-resurrection
� Holy Spirit
� “If you forgive sins, they are forgiven.”
The Minister of the Sacrament
apostles– bishops—priests :
St. Paul: 2 Cor 5:18: “Ministers of reconciliation”
*****John 20: 19-23*****� Immediately post-resurrection
� Holy Spirit
� “If you forgive sins, they are forgiven.”
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
The Minister of the Sacramentapostles– bishops—priests :
St. Paul: 2 Cor 5:18: “Ministers of reconciliation”
*****John 20: 19-23*****� Immediately post-resurrection
� Holy Spirit
� “If you forgive sins, they are forgiven.”� (see also 2 Cor 2:10: Paul forgives “in the person of Christ” (en prosopo Christou)
The Minister of the Sacramentapostles– bishops—priests :
St. Paul: 2 Cor 5:18: “Ministers of reconciliation”
*****John 20: 19-23*****� Immediately post-resurrection
� Holy Spirit
� “If you forgive sins, they are forgiven.”� (see also 2 Cor 2:10: Paul forgives “in the person of Christ” (en prosopo Christou)
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
The Minister of the Sacrament
Faculties: given by Bishop
The Minister of the Sacrament
Faculties: given by Bishop
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
The Minister of the Sacrament
apostles– bishops—priests :
St. Paul: 2 Cor 5:18: “Ministers of reconciliation”
*****John 20: 19-23*****� Immediately post-resurrection
� Holy Spirit
� “If you forgive sins, they are forgiven.”
The Minister of the Sacrament
apostles– bishops—priests :
St. Paul: 2 Cor 5:18: “Ministers of reconciliation”
*****John 20: 19-23*****� Immediately post-resurrection
� Holy Spirit
� “If you forgive sins, they are forgiven.”
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Obligations of the priest:
To encourage faithful to confess (CCC 1464)
Make themselves available for confession
To be a sign and instrument of the merciful and just Father.
United to the intention and charity of Christ (CCC 1466)
not withhold absolution (if all conditions are met)
Obligations of the priest:
To encourage faithful to confess (CCC 1464)
Make themselves available for confession
To be a sign and instrument of the merciful and just Father.
United to the intention and charity of Christ (CCC 1466)
not withhold absolution (if all conditions are met)
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Obligations of the priest:
Respect and be sensitive and discreet (CCC 1466)
Love the truth
Faithful to the Magisterium (CCC 1466)
Be “sealed” by sacramental seal of silence (CCC 1467)
To be equally a judge and physician (CIC 978)
Obligations of the priest:
Respect and be sensitive and discreet (CCC 1466)
Love the truth
Faithful to the Magisterium (CCC 1466)
Be “sealed” by sacramental seal of silence (CCC 1467)
To be equally a judge and physician (CIC 978)
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
The EFFECTS of the Sacrament
RECONCILIATION: CCC 1468
With God:
Restoration of God’s grace
Joins us to God in an intimate friendship
Usually followed by peace and serenity of
conscience with strong spiritual consolation
A “spiritual resurrection”
The EFFECTS of the Sacrament
RECONCILIATION: CCC 1468
With God:
Restoration of God’s grace
Joins us to God in an intimate friendship
Usually followed by peace and serenity of
conscience with strong spiritual consolation
A “spiritual resurrection”
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
The EFFECTS of the Sacrament
RECONCILIATION:
With the Church (CCC 1469)
Restoration to ecclesial communion
Revitalizes the life of the Church (she was wounded too)
Exchange of spiritual goods
Reconciled with creation
Anticipates personal judgment ( 1470)
The EFFECTS of the Sacrament
RECONCILIATION:
With the Church (CCC 1469)
Restoration to ecclesial communion
Revitalizes the life of the Church (she was wounded too)
Exchange of spiritual goods
Reconciled with creation
Anticipates personal judgment ( 1470)
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The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the Sick
The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the Sick
Key passage: Lumen Gentium 11:By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer
of her priests the whole Church commends the sick to the suffering and glorified Lord, asking that He may lighten their suffering and save them; she
exhorts them, moreover, to contribute to the welfare of the whole people of God by associating themselves freely with the passion and death of
Christ.
The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the Sick
1. The context: problem of illness and sickness & salvation history (CCC 1500)
2. Sickness in the Scriptures
• Christ’s cross gives new meaning to suffering and death
4. A special sacrament instituted by Christ for the sick
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The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the Sick
A special sacrament instituted by Christ
for the sick (CCC 1506-1511)
• Christ commands the Church to heal through the anointing with oil
(Mk 6:12-13; Mt 10:8)
• Instituted by Christ (CCC 1511)• Apostolic Church practiced a special rite of healing:
James 5:14-15
The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the Sick
Development of the Sacrament
• Gradually used for those near death (Extreme Unction) in late medieval age
• Restored to those who are seriously ill in recent years in twentieth century
The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the Sick
Recipient•Any faithful in danger of death from
sickness or old age•A serious illness (not necessarily life
threatening)
•Prior to a serious operation
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The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the Sick
Recipient•Also:
•Sick children at the age of reason•Persons in a coma (or otherwise in a
grave health risk)
The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the Sick
Minister•Priests (bishops and presbyters)
•Never performed by lay people and deacons may never perform it, even in emergencies
The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the Sick
How is it celebrated?
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The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the SickMatter and Form
(laying on of hands—epiclesis proper to the sacrament CCC 1519)
Matter: anointing with Oil (on forehead and hands)
Form: prayer of anointing:
"Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit.”
“May with Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up.”
The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the Sick
Effects of the Sacrament of
AnointingA particular gift of the Holy Spirit
Union with the passion of Christ
An ecclesial grace
Preparation for death
The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the Sick
Effects of the Sacrament of
AnointingForgiveness of sins (if person had contrition and was un able to receive Reconciliation)
Restores health (if it tends toward salvation of the soul)
Reduces or removes temporal punishment due to sin if person is properly disposed
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The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the SickEffects
Union with the passion of
ChristIn the Cross of Christ not only is the
Redemption accomplished through suffering, but also human suffering itself has been redeemed…In bringing about the Redemption through suffering, Christ has also raised human suffering to the level of the Redemption. Thus each man, in his suffering, can also become a sharer in the redemptive suffering of Christ. (JP II, Salvifici Doloris, 19)
The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the Sick
Effects of the Sacrament of
Anointing
Union with the passion of
ChristSt. Paul:
Now I rejoice in my sufferings
for yours sake, and in my
flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions
for the sake of his body, that
is, the Church. (Col 1:24)
The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the Sick
Viaticum
The Sacraments that prepare us for our heavenly homeland
Penance, Anointing, Eucharist as Viaticum
Ordered to the completion of our earthly pilgrimage
Analogous to Sacraments of Initiation
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For next time
Read the Catechism section on the “Sacraments at the Service of Communion.” (1533-1666)
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