Confession
Minister of confession
Priest or bishop
Unction
anointing with oil
Natural meaning of oil
Healing and RESTORING
Why does God grant some people physical healing and others not?
ex., it is His Will and timing that they should be saved, and His grace is always given to overcome the pain of the suffering
Three names for the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Reconciliation, Confession, Penance
The matter of reconciliation
A verbal confession
What is contrition?
State of being remorseful/penitent/being sorry
How the healing of the paralytic relates to anointing of the sick
On earth, Jesus forgives sins (spiritual healing) and cures paralysis (physical healing)
Spiritual healing is more urgent to Jesus
Why God allows sin and suffering in the world
What is: there are lessons to be learned, it can make us stronger, it can be a means to bring us closer to God, to unite our sufferings of those of Christ?
Which sins must be confessed in Reconciliation?
Mortal
Explain what a venial sin does to one's relationship with God
Venial sin harms our relationship with God, but not to the point of breakage
What is penance?
Outward expression of repentance for having done wrong
Matter of anointing of the sick
Oil AND the laying on of hands
Why do humans today feel the effects of "Adam and Eve's" Original Sin?
Their story is OUR story; today we can choose to follow God or not, which has effects in the spiritual and physical world either way
Three criteria for mortal sin
Grave matter (breaks 10C)
full knowledge (you know what you are about to do)
deliberate consent (voluntary)
Name four effects of reconciliation
reconciliation with 1) God and 2) the Church
3) remission of eternal punishment (no more Hell), and partial remission of temporal punishment (less Purgatory)
4) peace and consolation
Explain viaticum
literally means “food for the journey." Receiving the Eucharist before death
What is the form of anointing of the sick
"Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit."
Biblical basis for the anointing of the sick
ex. Jesus is named the Divine physician, the healing of the paralytic, James says let elders anoint and you will be healed and forgiven (James 5), apostles healed and exorcised in Jesus' name
What happened yearly on Yom Kippur (also called the Day of Atonement)?
Jews publicly confess sins, a sacrifice is made for sins, a scapegoat takes the punishment for sin
What is the "unforgiveable sin?"
There is no sin that is "unforgiveable"
blasphemy against the Holy Spirit = the sin that you believe God will not forgive
The sin that is not repented of or the sin that is not confessed
Last rites vs. extreme unction
Last Rites = all the available sacraments before death (confession, Eucharist, anointing)
Extreme Unction = what anointing of the sick is called before death. It is inside Last Rites
Name all five effects of the Anointing of the sick
Special strengthening grace to overcome illness, all sins are forgiven, union with the Passion of Christ, preparation for death, sometimes physical healing
Why one should confess their sins to a priest
One should confess our sins to SOMEONE (James 5), a priest seems like the best option b/c Jesus said that his Apostles have the authority/power to forgive sins here on Earth (John 20)
Explain perfect contrition
Pure hearted motive to attain Heaven, a complete sincere sorry for sins, nothing else motivating you