Why is reconciliation put before First Eucharist for cradle Catholics?
In order to answer more appropriate this question is necessary to understand the Sacrament of Reconciliation is also a call of responsibility, providing Catholics at the age of reason the opportunity to be able to examine their conscience and take charge of their life; in this Sacrament we Catholics are taking the responsibility not only for our sins, but also, by examining our conscience we are taking the responsibility to look for the good of others.
We also need to keep in mind what happen during the Sacrament of Baptism for cradle Catholics, the parents and godfathers (sponsors) are the ones who take the responsibility to receive the preparation before the Sacrament …show more content…
In addition as we learned in class, even though there are other forms of ritual healing in the Christian faith recognized by the Church as valid, including the recognition of people with the gift of healing. Is important to distinguish the difference between this practice of praying in group and the Sacrament of the anointing of the sick that is the official Sacrament of the Church.
More importantly, we need to recognize that in all cases we are only instruments of His Grace, but is Jesus Christ who is the real healer.
In what ways does this sacrament emphasize the role of the community, the primacy of faith, and a holistic anthropology?
The role of the community is expressed by continuing with the healing ministry of Jesus Christ through the Sacrament of anointing of the sick, providing security and hope of the presence and Jesus Divine power to heal …show more content…
However the primacy of faith plays a key role on healing; the integral connection between faith and healing is observed in the different miracles performed by Jesus Christ contained in the Gospels, such as: physical illnesses and defects, social sins, lepers and marginalized.
In all cases, Jesus realizes the healing through prayer and requires the response in faith of the person (s) in need for healing; faith in Jesus as Messiah and faith in God. The Apostle James in his letter explained very clear by stating:
“. . . and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven." (James 5:14-15)
As we learned in class, in the sacrament of anointing, there is a focus on the holistic anthropology, this means to heal the person (s) “in body, in soul, and in spirit, and deliver them from every affliction.” (#140A/123 second option). But is important to remember that the Sacrament of the anointing of the sick is not for all, but only for the sick, the physically incapable and the
In order to answer more appropriate this question is necessary to understand the Sacrament of Reconciliation is also a call of responsibility, providing Catholics at the age of reason the opportunity to be able to examine their conscience and take charge of their life; in this Sacrament we Catholics are taking the responsibility not only for our sins, but also, by examining our conscience we are taking the responsibility to look for the good of others.
We also need to keep in mind what happen during the Sacrament of Baptism for cradle Catholics, the parents and godfathers (sponsors) are the ones who take the responsibility to receive the preparation before the Sacrament …show more content…
In addition as we learned in class, even though there are other forms of ritual healing in the Christian faith recognized by the Church as valid, including the recognition of people with the gift of healing. Is important to distinguish the difference between this practice of praying in group and the Sacrament of the anointing of the sick that is the official Sacrament of the Church.
More importantly, we need to recognize that in all cases we are only instruments of His Grace, but is Jesus Christ who is the real healer.
In what ways does this sacrament emphasize the role of the community, the primacy of faith, and a holistic anthropology?
The role of the community is expressed by continuing with the healing ministry of Jesus Christ through the Sacrament of anointing of the sick, providing security and hope of the presence and Jesus Divine power to heal …show more content…
However the primacy of faith plays a key role on healing; the integral connection between faith and healing is observed in the different miracles performed by Jesus Christ contained in the Gospels, such as: physical illnesses and defects, social sins, lepers and marginalized.
In all cases, Jesus realizes the healing through prayer and requires the response in faith of the person (s) in need for healing; faith in Jesus as Messiah and faith in God. The Apostle James in his letter explained very clear by stating:
“. . . and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven." (James 5:14-15)
As we learned in class, in the sacrament of anointing, there is a focus on the holistic anthropology, this means to heal the person (s) “in body, in soul, and in spirit, and deliver them from every affliction.” (#140A/123 second option). But is important to remember that the Sacrament of the anointing of the sick is not for all, but only for the sick, the physically incapable and the