Sacraments of Healing

LITURGY AND SACRAMENTS

 INTRODUCTION
Jesus, the physician of our souls, wanted his Church to continue the
work of healing and salvation that he began. This is the purpose of the
sacraments of healing: Penance and Anointing of the Sick. (CCC, 1422-
1498)
This module will help the learners realize the importance of the
Sacraments of Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick. That these
sacraments involve: grace, sin, contrition, forgiveness, sickness and
healing. It will also emphasize that Christ is a “healing Physician”. And
lastly, this module will deal with the basic issues of daily Christian living
– of what it means to follow Jesus Christ as his disciples in everyday
life..
 CONTENT STANDARD
The learners demonstrate an understanding of the
importance of the sacraments of initiation in the Christian
life and how they sanctify the faithful; the effects of the
sacraments of healing and the necessity in our spiritual
life; and the mission of the Church through the sacraments
at the service of communion.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner should be able to make a short presentation of
their baptism, confirmation, and first communion; relate
the importance of each sacrament to their daily life; and
create an infographic of the sacraments as to how they can
be easily understood.
 PERFORMANCE
STANDARD

The learner should be able to make a short

presentation of their baptism, confirmation,
and first communion; relate the importance
of each sacrament to their daily life; and
create an infographic of the sacraments as
to how they can be easily understood.
 CHRISTIAN MESSAGE

Doctrine: Moral: Worship:

Fervently pray for
God is a merciful Father and forgiveness and healing
God wants us to draw closer especially this time of
great Physician.
to Him, through the uncertainties.
Sacrament of Penance and
be healed body and soul
through the Sacrament of
Anointing of the Sick.
 LEARNING COMPETENCIES
At the end of the discussion, students will be able to:
• Understand the significance and nature of the Sacraments of
Healing.
• Demonstrate a life full of hope for forgiveness and reconciliation
to God through His Son Jesus Christ.
• Pray that they may receive God’s mercy and compassion and
they may become instruments of healing and forgiveness to others.
 Learning Output Time Duration

3-minute Vlog 4 hours

I. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION

The Power of Forgiveness

 The Power of Forgiveness

• How does it feel to forgive someone who hurt you so

bad? Write your answer on the left part of the broken heart.

• How does it feel to ask for forgiveness to someone you’ve

hurt so much? Write your answer on the right part of the
broken heart?
WATCH THE VIDEO

The Prodigal Son

How can you relate yourself to the story of
the prodigal son?

If you were the father, would you still accept

your son after all the heartaches and worries
he gave you?
 Only God can forgive sins (cf. Mk 2:7). Jesus forgave sinners and gave
the apostles the power to forgive sins and the authority to reconcile sinners
with the Church.

Even in the first centuries, abundant witnesses attest to the Church’s

exercise of the “power of the keys” or “binding and loosing,” that is, of
forgiving sins. Christ promised this power first to Peter (cf. Mt 16:19), later
granted it to all the apostles (cf. Mt 18:18), and, through them, gave it to all
their successors (cf. Jn 20:23). Reconciliation with the Church is inseparable
from reconciliation with God.
 The Sacrament of Penance gives us the chance to repent and ask for
forgiveness to the sins we committed and the opportunity to feel and witness
the unconditional love and mercy of God.

The Sacrament of Penance is also called the Sacrament of Conversion, of

Confession, of Forgiveness, and of Reconciliation, or the sacrament of
contrition.

The part of the penitent in this sacrament is summed up under threefold

heading – repentance or contrition, confession, and satisfaction.
 Contrition or Imperfect contrition
repentance
the first step to the celebration of the sacrament.
It is defined as “sorrow of the soul and if the sorrow is due to fear of the
detestation for the sin committed, together with deserved punishment.
resolution not to sin again. (CCC 1451)

Perfect contrition Confession

when the sorrow is due to charity. refers to the actual act of
When one is sorry for the offense acknowledging our sins before the
caused to God. Lord.
 Nature and Institution of the Sacrament of
Penance
Christ instituted the Sacrament of Penance to forgive by sacramental
absolution, in the manner of a judgment, all the sins committed after Baptism by a
person who confesses them with due repentance. The new Code of Canon Law
concisely states:

In the sacrament of penance the faithful who confess their sins to a lawful
minister, are sorry for those sins and have a purpose of amendment, receive from
God, through the absolution given by that minister, forgiveness of sins they have
committed after baptism, and at the same time they are reconciled with the Church,
which by sinning they wounded. (CIC 959)
 Nature and Institution of the Sacrament of
Penance

The institution of the Sacrament of Penance principally took place after Christ’s
Resurrection, when he told the apostles, “‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent
me, even so I send you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said
to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven;
if you retain the sins of any, they are retained’” (Jn 20:21–23).
 Nature and Institution of the Sacrament of
Penance

The Council of Trent defined in condemning the Protestant errors, this

sacrament was instituted in the manner of a judgment. Holy Scripture clearly
shows this judicial character in the promise of the power of the keys, which is the
power to judge according to divine law and to forgive or not to forgive (cf. Mt
16:19; 18:18; Jn 20:23). The minister, precisely because he has to judge and pass a
sentence, must know the case, including the sins and the present dispositions of the
penitent. Therefore, the penitent must reveal both to the minister through a
confession.
 The Proximate and Remote Matter of Penance

Proximate matter Necessary matter

is the three acts of the penitent: is all the mortal sins committed after
contrition, confession, and Baptism that are not yet confessed and
satisfaction. We will study them in forgiven by sacramental absolution.
detail.

Remote matter Free matter

is the sins committed after Baptism, is all the venial sins committed
insofar as one loathes them and after Baptism and all venial or
wants to be freed of them mortal sins that are already
absolved in prior confessions.
The matter can be certain or doubtful, depending on whether one
positively knows that the sins concerned are indeed sins or is not sure that
they are sins.
 The Form of the Sacrament of Penance
The form of the sacrament is the words of the absolution pronounced by the
confessor. Its nucleus is the words, “I absolve you from your sins in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”
The absolution must be given orally in the presence of the penitent. Only for
serious reasons can the absolution be conditional: for example, when there is
doubt as to whether the penitent is alive or not or whether he has sufficient use of
reason.
 Effects of the Sacrament of Penance
The following are the effects of the sacrament of Penance (cf. CCC 1468-1470, 1496)
• The Sacrament of Penance can forgive all sins, mortal as well as venial (cf. Ez
18:21–23; Is 1:18).
• Venial sins may also be forgiven through acts of repentance done outside the
sacrament. Even so, sins for which one does not repent are not forgiven, even within the
Sacrament of Penance. These are the sins for which one retains some attachment and lacks
the resolve to correct.
• Reconciliation with God occurs through sanctifying grace infused in the soul. That
is why, in Confession, mortal sins are either all forgiven or all retained.
• Reconciliation with the Church is accomplished.
 Effects of the Sacrament of Penance

• Remission of eternal punishment due to mortal sins takes place.

• Partial remission of the temporal punishment due to mortal sins also occurs.
• Merits obtained through good works while in the state of grace and lost through
mortal sin are revived through penance (cf. Ez 33:12).
• Peace, serenity of conscience, and spiritual consolation are found.
• Sacramental grace is a sort of spiritual force to successfully fight off temptations
in areas related to the sins confessed.
II. SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF
THE SICK

Illness can lead the person to despair and revolt against God,
however, it can make a person mature and make one realize
the true meaning of life. And most of the time, sickness leads
a human being back to God. (CCC 1500-1501)
In the Old Testament, sickness is viewed as a trial which
could lead to protest against God, but it can also lead back to
God. According to the prophets, suffering can have a
redemptive meaning for the sins of others. (CCC 1502)
II. SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF
THE SICK

In the New Testament, it reveals that Jesus came to show God’s

compassion and love. He often did this in places we feel threatened
in the weakening of our life through sickness.
The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick was instituted by Jesus
Christ specifically to heal the sick, body and soul.
Jesus’ central public ministry is healing and it should be understood
that it is not as necessarily as cure. According to St. Paul, healing is
holistic preservation in spirit, soul and body. (1 Thes. 5:23)
 Nature and Institution
The Anointing of the Sick, or “Extreme Unction,” is a sacrament in which, through the
anointing with the blessed oil and the prayer of the priest, the faithful who are capable of
committing personal sins and who are seriously ill receive health of soul and, at times, bodily
health as well.

This sacrament, instituted by Christ like all the rest, was promulgated by the apostle James
(cf. Jas 5:14). We do not know the moment of its institution, although it was announced at
least partially when Christ sent his disciples by pairs to preach and heal the sick, anointing
them with oil (cf. Mk 6:7–13). The Council of Trent cites both of the above texts when it
defines the existence of this sacrament.
 Matter and Form of the Anointing of the Sick

The proximate matter of this sacrament is the anointing of the forehead and hands of the sick
person with oil, which is carried out by the priest. If the condition of the subject makes this
inconvenient, the anointing may be done on another part of the body.
The remote matter is the oil used for anointing, which has to be:

• olive oil or, when this is not available, another vegetable oil,
• blessed by the bishop for this purpose during the Chrism Mass of Holy Thursday; however,
in case of emergency, the priest may bless the oil immediately prior to the administration of
the sacrament.
 Matter and Form of the Anointing of the Sick

The form of the sacrament consists of the words said by the

priest during the anointing. In the Latin Rite, the words are,
“Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love
and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit.
May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise
you up.”
 Effects of the Anointing of the Sick

The special grace of the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick has its effects (CCC 1532)
1. The uniting of the sick person to the passion of Christ, for his own good and those of the
whole Church.
2. The strengthening of peace and courage to endure in a Christian manner the sufferings of
illness or old age.
3. The forgiveness of sin, if the sick person was not able to obtain it through the sacrament of
Penance.
4. The restoration of health, if it is conducive to the salvation of his soul.
5. The preparation for passing over to eternal life.
The Necessity of the Anointing of
the Sick

Although this sacrament is not

necessary as a means for salvation, it
is not licit for anyone to scorn its
reception. The obligation to receive
it is considered light in itself unless
there is danger of grave scandal or a
formal contempt of the sacrament.
Check Your Understanding

If you are to talk, console, and give advice to

the sinner/weak version of yourself, what
would you say? Elaborate.
Reflection

Since forgiving is an act of healing, when

is the best time to forgive a person who have
hurt you so bad?
 Application
Make an inspiring 3-minute vlog about your own story of forgiveness using the
guide questions below:
• What have you learned when you forgive someone who caused you so much pain?
• What are your realizations when you were the one who asked for forgiveness to
someone who cherished you dearly, yet you chose to hurt him/her?

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 References

1. Belmonte, Charles. (2006). Faith Seeking Understanding. Mandaluyong:

Studium Theologiae Foundation, Inc.

2. Catholic Church. (1994). Catechism of the Catholic Church. Vatican City:

Libreria Editrice Vaticana

3. Catholic Church. (1983). Code of Canon Law. Vatican City: Libreria

Editrice Vaticana