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00:00Friends, welcome. So, let's be clear, let's make sure it's well, well, well integrated,
00:21We're not talking about extreme unction; we're talking about the anointing of
00:27the sick, the sacrament of anointing of the sick. The priest does not come to kill
00:33No one, the anointing as such does not kill anyone, it is Christ crucified who wants to unite, to endure,
00:43To help and comfort the sick person in their illness. Christ on the cross knows all the
00:52sufferings of humanity and, therefore, knows who we are and wants to redeem us, wants
01:01to save us even in illness. Therefore, the sick or the illness itself has a
01:11It has a place on our path to holiness, it has a place on our path of discipleship. I can
01:15And I must be a disciple even when I am sick. That is why, too, what
01:23As I was telling you, the communal condition, the communal reception of this sacrament is
01:31at a mass with other sick people collectively, in a communal way. Why?
01:38Because the sick are also disciples. The sick are also disciples, and the
01:45Disciples get sick. That is why we are all gathered as a church for this celebration
01:52And it is they, our sick brothers and sisters, who are united with Christ. And we, through the
01:59prayer, we invoke Christ, we ask Christ to come upon these sick people.
02:05Now, where exactly is this sacrament of anointing based?
02:14sick? Look, we have it when Jesus sends his disciples on a mission, he sends them to the
02:24He sends them to preach the gospel to the people, he sends them to the lost sheep of the house of
02:30Israel. In Mark chapter 6, we have this missionary sending of the disciples into the midst
02:38of the apostolic life of Christ. Christ has not yet suffered his passion. We are in Mark 6. And
02:44After sending them out, Mark then recounts in verses 12 and 13, which I will read from
02:52This chapter 6. They, the disciples, went out to preach and exhorted people to repent.
03:00They cast out many demons, anointed many sick people with oil, and healed them.
03:06They anointed with oil, says Marcos. They anointed with this oil.
03:17It is a very beautiful thing that a man-made element is used for this sacrament.
03:27Oil is natural in some cases, but it is also man-made from
03:34From grains, seeds, and bark. But there is a human process for making oil.
03:44the oil. The resins, some roots, some herbs, some flowers or leaves are ground and
03:51Oil is produced. In all cultures, generally since ancient times, oil has always
03:59It has focused on cleansing, but also on healing. With beauty, perfumes,
04:07Oils for beautification. The first makeup of humanity was surely oils.
04:14Queens bathed or perfumed themselves with oils. Hygiene, oil, health, and oil
04:24It has always been closely linked to ancient cultures and is also more present in the Bible.
04:31Now, what happens? We are in this oil that the Lord is also going to use so that we
04:47Let us be united to Christ. Then the Lord takes this oil for the blessing of the sick,
04:57The anointing of the sick. The oil of the sick, the oil of the sick, is blessed by the bishop.
05:04in a mass called the Chrism Mass, where the three oils are blessed, the oil of the Holy Chrism,
05:13the oil of catechumens and the oil of the sick.
05:16And that is why it will be necessary, it will be the matter, the element of the anointing of the sick.
05:26And notice that the church, in order to make this sacrament accessible, because sometimes it happens,
05:38We must respond to the urgency; the priest may not have time because the sick person is in agony.
05:43If he has an accident or is about to lose his life, he calls him; he doesn't have time to go to the sacristy.
05:51He doesn't have time to go to the parish; he might even be out on the street, the priest in a shopping plaza.
05:57In a restaurant, there's a sick man. And the sick man is asking for the sacrament of anointing.
06:04The church allows an oil to be blessed as long as it is vegetable oil.
06:10If it is a vegetable oil, of vegetable origin, it can be used for the anointing of the sick.
06:18with the prior blessing. In this case, the priest blesses a vegetable oil.
06:26and with this oil the sacrament of the sick will be administered.
06:31Notice how much mercy the church shows, like a mother, how much love it has.
06:38the tenderness that the church has for us like a mother, giving us accessibility,
06:47the ease of encountering Christ, the encounter with Christ in the sacrament of the sick.
06:55And as I told you, oil is always, it's what we ultimately seek as a remedy for the disease.
07:05When we get burned, when we get hurt, well, the ointments and creams we use are basically oils.
07:13And that is what will be used for this sacrament.
07:18And James, the apostle James, in his letter in the Bible, in chapter 5, says,
07:28I'm going to read from verse 13. James poses some questions to the recipients of this letter and tells them,
07:35Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing hymns of praise.
07:40Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them.
07:45and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
07:49Notice that, since this season, since this time of Santiago, the church has practiced this sacrament.
08:00This has been a practice since the birth of the church, because the church wants to accompany its sick brothers and sisters.
08:09to the disciples who also get sick, that is, all of us.
08:14Now, it is important that we mention who the minister of this sacrament is.
08:22For the sacrament of baptism, in a case of extreme necessity, of urgency,
08:27Any baptized person can baptize an unbaptized person.
08:33In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, with water,
08:37and it is now designated, in case of extreme emergency, danger of death.
08:44With the sacrament of anointing of the sick, be careful, because it cannot be done.
08:49One can be baptized if one has not been baptized.
08:51But the sacrament of anointing cannot be administered by just anyone, any layperson.
08:57The ordinary minister is the priest and the bishop.
09:05Not a deacon, nor a layperson.
09:09A catechist cannot administer the sacrament of anointing of the sick.
09:14Because?
09:15Because it is a priestly act.
09:16There are many reasons, but the one I would like to mention right now is that it is a priestly act.
09:22In other words, it is an act of Christ the priest, of Christ where He is priest
09:31and where Christ is priest on the cross.
09:34Christ is uniting with the sick when he is at the same time the priest on the cross.
09:41That is why the priest is the one who anoints the sick person and administers the anointing.
09:50That's why, brothers, it's important, we're back to the same problems as before.
09:56I couldn't find the priest.
10:00He wasn't there.
10:01It's because it's outside the city.
10:03Well, what a shame for my uncle who is already very ill.
10:07How sad for my mom who is going to die without the sacraments.
10:11It's true, there aren't as many priests as we would like.
10:15There are not enough priests to meet the demand.
10:19So, let's not let it go.
10:21Let's not let every last moment, every last day of the patient's life pass by.
10:27when the doctor had already given up on the patient.
10:31Ah, now we'll go find the priest.
10:34No.
10:35Therefore, let's look for it from the moment the disease process has begun.
10:41So, this is the sacrament of anointing, brothers.
10:45Sacrament of healing.
10:47Sacrament that can be received on several occasions.
10:50This sacrament can be, and above all is, not only can be, it is this encounter with Christ.
10:57We can receive it, we must receive it, we must invite the Lord to administer it.
11:06And we must give thanks to God for this sacrament.
11:11And now, to conclude, I want to end with the formula,
11:15That is, the words that the priest says when he is in the presence of the sick person,
11:21anointing him with oil.
11:23The priest then says in the same sacrament of anointing.
11:31Through this holy anointing, and through His gracious mercy,
11:35The Lord helps you with the grace of the Holy Spirit,
11:38so that, freed from your sins, He may grant you salvation,
11:41and comfort you in sickness.
11:43And he anoints him on the head, on the hands,
11:48or it could be in another part of the body.
11:50For example, let's think about a patient who suffered burns,
11:54and that the doctor requests that no part of his body be touched,
12:01and maybe it can only be done on the tips of your toes.
12:04Or on a finger, because all of his skin is diseased.
12:10Or the priest is even at risk of becoming infected.
12:14Can.
12:15It can even be done with a surgical or medical instrument.
12:21For example, with a tongue depressor, with a piece of cotton.
12:24It is also possible.
12:27Let's see how much ease, how much accessibility the church has for us.
12:32Because it is the mystery of Christ who wants to be present with us,
12:37even in illness.
12:38Well, brothers, that's all for this sacrament,
12:42And on a future occasion we will address the sacrament of Holy Orders.
12:48here in this class of catechumens, here in Active Evangelization.
12:52I hope you are all doing well, God bless you, see you soon.
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