I. Opening Prayer Praise to you, God, the almighty Father.

You sent you Son to live among us and bring us salvation. Praise to you, God, the only-begotten Son. You humbled yourself to share in our humanity and heal our infirmities. Praise to you, God, the Holy Spirit, the Consoler. You unfailing power gives us strength in our bodily weakness. Blessed be God who heals us in Christ. Bible Reading: Our reading is taken from the book of Matthew (Mt 11:25-30). At that time Jesus said, Father, Lord of heaven and earth! I thank you because you have shown to the unlearned what you have hidden from the wise and learned. Yes, Father, this was how you were pleased to have it happen. My Father has given me all things. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy load, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest. For the yoke I will give you is easy, and the load I will put on you is light. The Gospel of the Lord. Thanks to you Lord Jesus Christ. Points for reflection:

If you choose to take Gods yoke and drop your yoke of sin, you will be enlightened and healed from whatever ails you. The aim of Jesus is not to cure only bodily sickness but also to free us from all the evils of the world. In our sufferings, we become one with Christs Passion and Death connecting us all Christians. When the burdens of life become unbearable let us turn to God through the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

Let us join in song as we sing Healing Rain Healing rain Is coming down It's coming closer To the lost and found Healing rain It comes with fire So let it fall And take us higher Tears of Joy And tears of shame Are washed forever In Jesus' name Healing rain I'm not afraid To be washed In Heaven's rain

II. Report III. Test

I. Multiple Choice and Identification (20 points) 1. The Anointing of the sick with oil draws efficacy and power from the Paschal Mystery of Christ, represented by the _____. 2. a. 3. In the scope of the sacrament, by healing we mean a cure or the eradication of the disease or defect. True b. False Healing is the process by which persons are helped to realize their full potential before God and their

fellow men and women. a. True b. False 4. a. b. c. d. 5. 6. Serious illness bring outs our True personality Powerlessness and radical limitations Values and virtues Contemplative thoughts What parable is a perfect quintessence of the sacrament of anointing of the sick? Sickness is punishment for our sins. a. True b. False

7. Many Filipinos relate sickness directly to personal sins. a. True b. False 8. We must shun advances in medicine and the social and behavioral sciences and only allow God to heal us through His sacraments. a. True b. False 9. 10. 11. We become one with Christ in our suffering through His Paschal Mystery. a. True b. False You need only faith to be healed by Jesus. a. True b. False How many disciples did Jesus pass on His healing ministry?

a. 10 b. 12 c. 11 d. 8 12. What is the original term of the sacrament Anointing of the Sick?
13. The sick should ask for the Church ______ and they in turn are to pray over him with oil in the Name of the Lord. This prayer uttered in faith will reclaim the one who is ill, and the Lord will restore him to health and forgive his sins. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

The sacrament heals not through magic or natural medical causes, but through ____ and ___.

____ urges the sick to contribute to the good of the whole People of God by freely uniting themselves to the Passion and Death of Christ In the sacrament of the anointing of the sick, we see Christ as the ____... and the Church as the _____. Christs ____ Commandment is exercised in a very practical way through the care for the sick celebrated in You need to a baptized Christian to receive the Sacrament of Anointing. a. True b. False

the Sacrament of Anointing.

II. Essay Question. Define and Contrast the two related Sacraments of Anointing and Reconciliation. Describe how these sacraments have blessed your spiritual life in Christ.

May _____ be free of all ailments in the name of Christ. We offer each person a handkerchief which symbolizes our empathy towards our neighbors who are bereft of bodily and spiritual well-being. May it carry the Blessed Mothers tears, the most sorrowful rose. Gospel Luke 5:17-26 Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man
One day when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the Law were sitting there who had come from every town in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was present for Jesus to heal the sick. Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a bed, and they tried to carry him into the house and put him in front of Jesus. Because of the crowd, however, they could find no way to take him in. So they carried him up on the roof, made an opening in the tiles, and let him down on his bed into the middle of the group in front of Jesus. When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the man, Your sins are forgiven, my friend. The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began to say to themselves, Who is this man who speaks such blasphemy! God is the only one who can forgive sins! Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, Why do you think such things? Is it easier to say You sins are forgiven, or say Get up and walk? I will prove to you, then, that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins. So he said to the paralyzed man, I tell you, get up, pick up your bed, and go home! At once the man got up in front of them all, took the bed he had been lying on, and went home, praising God. They were all completely amazed! Full of fear, they praised God, saying, What marvelous things we have seen today!

Points for reflection: