[Oldcath-l] Anointing of the Sick

[Sam'l B]

	Just right!

+S

Tony wrote:
> Well, what I am thinking of doing is this Sunday, which is Corpus Christi
> Sunday, after communion is over and before the final prayer; expose the
> Blessed Sacrament in the Monstrance and leave it on the Altar. While exposed
> I would like to have our healing service which usually takes place on the
> second Sunday of the month. I would not be standing in front of the altar
> but off to the side. Once the healing service is over, then the closing
> prayer and benediction with the Blessed Sacrament.
> 
> Too much?
> 
> +Anthony
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: + Marty [mailto:FrMarty_Patton at fuse.net] 
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 10:29 PM
> To: 'Old Catholic Discussion List'
> Subject: Re: [Oldcath-l] Anointing of the Sick
> 
> After writing the other night; it came to me that the monstrance is always
> covered or 'luna' removed and placed in tabernacle during the celebration of
> Mass. Disrespect for the Body of Christ is the reason. So, the anointing
> after Mass makes sense and then a Benediction. Or, back to +Tony's question
> Anointing first then Benediction.
> 
> Blessings,
>  
> +Marty
>  
> Smile, God Loves You
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oldcath-l-bounces at stsams.org [mailto:oldcath-l-bounces at stsams.org] On
> Behalf Of Jeff Duntemann
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 10:17 PM
> To: Old Catholic Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Oldcath-l] Anointing of the Sick
> 
> I lean in the direction +Marty's taking here; much depends on whether 
> it's one person being anointed, or a larger group.
> 
> There is something triumphant and wonderfully "finishing" about 
> Benediction (which was a special enthusiasm of my mother and which I 
> attended frequently in grade school) and I always took away from it the 
> conviction that God is with us--now, always, and without fail, which is 
> *precisely* what an ailing person needs to hear.
> 
> Anointing of the Sick was a very private thing at that time (I was in 
> grade school from 1957-1966) and most of us assumed it was for the 
> deathbed only. At the church I now attend, when our priest or deacon 
> does an anointing after Mass, friends and family of the person being 
> anointed are invited to lay hands on the person as well (at their 
> option; nearly all do) to express friendship and support. Loneliness and 
> isolation are great killers. The sick need to feel that both God and 
> loved ones are right there pulling for them.
> 
> Pax Christi--
> 
> --Jeff Duntemann
>   Colorado Springs, Colorado
> 
> 
> + Marty wrote:
>> +Tony,
>> Since there is so much commotion and moving about during the Anointing, it
>> would be better to do it first and then cap it off with a wonderful
>> Benediction. That way the Anointing would precede the blessing of Christ
> and
>> the songs of prayer and thanksgiving.
>>
>> Blessings,
>>  
>> +Marty
>>  
>> Smile, God Loves You
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: oldcath-l-bounces at stsams.org [mailto:oldcath-l-bounces at stsams.org]
> On
>> Behalf Of Tony
>> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 3:09 PM
>> To: Old Cath List
>> Subject: [Oldcath-l] Anointing of the Sick
>>
>> Looking for opinions and thoughts on this:
>>
>>  
>>
>> Do you think it appropriate to have the Anointing of the Sick before the
>> exposed Blessed Sacrament followed by Benediction? 
>>
>>  
>>
>> It sounds OK to me, but I have never seen such a thing done.
>>
>>  
>>
>>          Thanks,
>>
>>  
>>
>>                  +Anthony
>>
>>  
>>
>> Most Reverend Anthony Hash
>>
>> Efficiens omnia per Christum
>>
>>  
>>
>> Presiding Bishop
>>
>> The United American Catholic Church
>>
>> Ut Omnes Unum Sint
>>
>>   
> 
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