Anointing of the Sick Lesson Aims

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Anointing of the SickLesson Aims
Unit 10.3 Worship and Celebration

• Be able to
• DESCRIBE what takes place during the sacrament
• EXPLAIN the purpose of the Sacrament

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What do you think this terminally ill man needs?
For his Soul 1. 2. 3.
For his Body 1. 2. 3.
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• Why should you receive it?
• Receives Grace
• strength and courage to accept illness.
• may help recovery.
• Forgives sin
• Helps prepare for death gives peace if anxious
• Unites with whole Christian community, who are
  praying for them
• Reconfirms the vows made at baptism
• Unites with the suffering of Jesus

One of the bullet points on each side should not
be there which ones ?!

• When should you receive it?
• When dangerously ill
• Before surgery if the operation is a serious one
• To prevent a person from getting sick
• When an elderly person is especially weak
• When a child is sick, so they can receive some
  comfort
• For unconscious people who would have asked for
  the sacrament if they could

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What happens during the Anointing of the Sick? A
reading from the Bible usually about Jesus
healing sick people. You also need to know about
the following
CHRISM VIATICUM PRAYERS / LAYING ON OF
HANDS
Prayers for the patient and those who care for
the sick. The priest may lay his hands on the
sick person silence, a symbol of the descent of
the Holy Spirit, to comfort and strengthen.
Anointed on the forehead and on the hands with
chrism. For strength and healing. For
forgiveness of sin.
If dying final communion. This is called
viaticum, which means food for the journey.
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Exam Question

• Explain why the Sacrament of the Sick is
  important for Christians (8marks)
• use 4 reasons
• One paragraph for each reason
• QWC marks

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What have you learnt?