#anointing of the sick

[heresylog]

Is posthumous baptism a thing? I mean, as in, a person who had no opportunity to become baptized prior to death, but had accepted Jesus christ and did want to be baptized. Would that be worth anything since the ... [baptee?] Has since passed on?

Hi Wagyusaichi,

There is no point baptizing someone who is dead since their body and soul have been…disconnected.

Deathbed conversion aka imperfect or perfect contritions are valid, even if it seems unfair to us that someone can be sinful and horrible their whole life but can have a conversion of heart at the last second before death (Ezekiel 33:14-17). You don’t actually need to be baptized in order for this to happen, but it is nice.

For those who are already baptized Catholic but haven’t been practicing can have a priest do the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

[apenitentialprayer]

Pope Francis’s July 2024 Prayer Intention: For The Pastoral Care of the Sick

All-Merciful Father, what a great mystery, the fragility of the body, the sickness that weakens us! How often we want to escape from this pain, because we do not want to suffer or see suffering!

We know that nothing makes sense without You, and that everything can be an occasion of grace, if it is with You. That is why, Lord, in the midst of sickness, we want to be signs of compassion, bringing strength to our brothers and sisters, with the grace of the anointing of the sick.

We ask that Your Holy Spirit renew in Your Church and in our hearts the profound meaning of this sacrament; so that we may accept it as a gift and task in the care of those who are sick, so that they may attain the peace and healing that you grant them. Amen.

[shit-posting-about-catholicism]

I’m pretty sure this is a sacrament of the sick/last rites box. I own an older one from my great grandparents in a crucifix form:

[superiorcatholicinspiration]

Daily Mass: We pray for healing. Catholic Inspiration

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com Chapter five in the Letter of James offers insight into Confession and Anointing of the Sick, profound sacraments in the Church that bring healing to body, mind, heart, and soul. Mass Readings – Saturday of the 7th Week of the Year (#346) *************** Catholic Inspiration Archives St. Bede, St. Gregory VII, and St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, pray for…

[milksugarjams]

Asking for prayers for my grandpa and my immediate family. He's nearing end of life, and because of his specific ailments, it could be tomorrow, or it could be a few months from now. But without getting into details, him and his son are on pretty bad terms. So we'd love to see them talk (civilly) and try to move past their differences now, while my grandpa is still fairly lucid. I've been hearing that my uncle might finally try. Please pray that this happens.

And please pray that we can take care of my grandpa well, and that we can convince him to see a priest in the near future.

[malkahpariyz]

I’m Learning

I’m learning that people aren’t just jealous of looks, money, power, or attention. People are much more jealous of the things you cannot see with the naked eye.

You can see the evidence of someone having money, being beautiful, receiving attention, and having power and influence.

But what you cannot see is what they are most jealous of.

I’m learning that many people are jealous of love, kindness, wisdom, intelligence, faith, equipment, mannerism, decorum, respect, and properness.

This is why you see men jealous of women nowadays, and why you see close friends or brothers/sisters in faith jealous of their own people.

They don’t.. not like you, for what is evident. They don’t like you for what they learned about you AFTER seeing what is evident. Because what is not evident is even more valuable.

Most people out here, they don’t like you because you know too much, you’re too intelligent, you’re too righteous, you’re too talented, you’re too equipped, you’re too loyal, you’re too genuinely loving, you’re too godly, you’re too well spoken, you’re too wise, you’re too strong, you’re too ambitious, you’re too innocent, you’re too proper, you’re too anointed, you’re too blessed…

You’re too much of everything they are not, or everything that they think they are not… for them to be comfortable around you.

Most people are so self loathing, that they cannot be around someone who loves themselves and others like you. They keep trying to find a flaw in you worthy of disgrace and they cannot… and it bothers them. They will pretend you are less, because you are actually and precisely abundant.

The next time you’re hated on and treated less than yourself, or falsely judged by someone only trying to place flaws on you, that you do not have, to justify their nasty disposition towards you or to justify their horrible treatment of you…

Remind yourself: they only hate you, because you’re beautiful.

Tell them: “don’t hate me, because I’m everything you’re not”

- The Modest Blog | Paris Dior

[ahopefulbromantic]

Happy birthday! May God bless you, hold you, guide you, comfort you, strengthen you, and delight in you in the coming year and always 💚🕯️💫

Thank youuuuu! 💚💚💚 Yay that's so much Godly affection heehee! May God bless you, too, you wonderful wonderful human!

[batsplat]

this is about medvedev right. he can win again! or at least get to the final and break your heart again

https://www.tumblr.com/batsplat/765495288853053440

yes... and he's perfectly capable of getting to another final and breaking my heart (if there's any of it left), but WINNING one of these things? would require that pasty germanic stick to lose a match on hard court again at some point... and if it's not him it'll be chucky chucklehead, or an exhumed corpse powered by magic water crystals coming back for one final hurrah. you don't win slams serving like that either and that's been in decline for quite a while now, kinda have to wonder whether the shoulder might just be fucked. he's not played well outside of isolated patches this year, see the lack of a single trophy to his name - the ao run was a bit of a miracle and he STILL didn't win that. so at a certain point... with his style of play and with his frame, the biological clock is gonna get him sooner rather than later. the top of the game feels firmly locked up again (if it ever wasn't), and if there's a weak link slam it's probably rg. it's fine, at least he got a slam. I mean, he's really way too good to not be a multi slam winner and I wish his only slam hadn't been immediately followed up by the most heartbreaking slam final defeat imaginable, but it's fine. I'm over it. it's fine

[musical-chick-13]

.......I have been thinking Too Hard about my childhood experience in The Church™ lately because I am just barely refraining from putting in gratuitous Catholicism References in this fic for the sake of subverting them through the lens of romantic idolatry.

[chloeworships]

Right after I finished receding this, the LORD said to me “Jacob’s Ladder” 🪜 and oh em geeee

Anoint them steps and that older or new home.

🏺

I forgot to say I saw an entity blocking someone’s steps IN THIER HOUSE. You could be Filipino. 

[chrisery-business]

he’s so me i’m insane about him

Love when Richard randomly lore drops like yes id love to know more about how you showed up high to School everyday at the age of 13 because you thought it would make you cool.

Or how your friends having a lil argument reminds you of when you dad used to hit you. Like fucking hell bro.

[markmcole]

How to Pray Effectively for Healing

What does the Bible say about effective prayer for healing? Scripture provides several principles that guide us in praying with power and faith. Here’s how you can align your prayers with God’s Word for the best outcomes. 1. Pray with Faith “And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up.” (James 5:15) Faith is foundational to prayer. Jesus repeatedly…

[kommabortsig]

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[ominouspositivity-or-else]

*The Eucharist is the body of Christ under the appearances of bread and wine.

**God is bound to these sacraments, meaning he always gives grace through them when they are done, but he is not bound by these sacraments, meaning that God can do literally whatever he wants and can of course go around them and provide grace in other ways.

***7 sacraments, listed: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Confession, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.

Feel free to add nuance in the tags or talk about why you find the teachings strange! Let me know if there's anything utterly baffling that I didn't include!!!

Also please remember to be respectful!!! Not everyone knows theology like you might!!!