Sick sick sinners road of sin blogspot7/12/2023 ![]() The formula used, in keeping with the promise made by Christ through St James in his Apostolic letter, stresses not only prayers for a sick person's forgiveness but also for 'raising up' and salvation. The kernel of the Sacramental celebration consists of the Priest's Prayer and the Anointing. Christ Himself was sinless and yet he bore all the sufferings of his passion and understood human sorrow.Īnointing of the sick is a Sacrament of Faith - faith in the minister of the sacrament and faith for the one who receives it. Sickness, while it is related to fallen human nature, cannot be considered as a punishment for personal sins (See John 9:3). Christians also know that Christ loved the sick and often during his life healed them.
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