EVALUATION
Work in small groups to complete the following table. For each work of mercy, discuss how this action
can be an experience of healing. Then list one or two ways that young people today can put each work
of mercy into action.
Work of Mercy How is this Healing? Practical Examples
Visit the sick Visiting the sick helps to close Young people today can visit the
the isolation gap, reminding the sick by showing those who are
suffering that they are not alone. sick that you care. Since,
It reminds the frail that their sometimes, when someone who
community is not comprised of has serious illness we tend to
impatient doctors and harried stay away because we don't
orderlies, but the body of Christ, know how to help or what to say
a community that shares each but it is important for us to
other’s burdens. By offering continue showing to them that
confession, prayers, and we care for them.
communion, ministers remind
Young people can also visit the
the sick that death is not eternal
separation from God for those sick through doing act of
kindness and support them.
who trust in Jesus Christ. Those
who believe in Jesus as the
resurrection and the life will be
found to be like Lazarus: not
dead, but only asleep, waiting
for the words of Jesus to shout
arise.
Bury the Dead Burying the dead is healing Young people can bury the dead
because it is an act of mercy. In by respecting the burial.
Christian belief, it is not the
physical act of burying a body Young people may wish to say a
silent prayer for, or meditate
that matters — whether that is in
the earth, placed in a vault, about, the deceased at this time.
buried at sea, or cremated. What
matters is that we “bury” with
respect. Hence the horror of
bodies left to rot, bodies lost
somewhere and never
recovered, mass graves, and
especially acts of desecration.
Burying the dead displays an
attitude and is most clearly
expressed in our funeral rites.
Burying the dead can also offer
those who are mourning an
opportunity to process their
grief.
Comfort the Afflicted To comfort the afflicted is Young people can comfort the
healing because it is an act of afflicted through doing charity
love to help another person in works or young people can
any kind of sorrow. comfort them through donating
such as foods, water, clothes and
other basic necessity.
Pray for the Living and the Dead Praying for others helps us Young people can pray for Living
acquire the virtue of charity and and the Dead through dedicating
combat the sins of pride and prayer for them. Remembering
greed. If we think and pray more them and including them to our
about others, we will have a very prayers.
fruitful prayer life that imitates
the love and care that God has
for us.
Praying for others does not stop
once they are buried. The dead
need our prayers as we don't
know their final destination.
Most likely they are in purgatory
and our prayer for them help
them draw closer to heaven.
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7 Liturgical Sacraments:
Sacraments Classifications Form Minister Matter
Baptism Bishops,
Priests and
deacons
Confirmation "Be sealed Laying on
with the Holy hands and
Spirit" Chrism oul
Holy Eucharist Initiation
Reconciliation Healing
Annointing of Bishops and
the Sick priest
Holy Order Received the
Holy Spirit
EVALUATION
Sharing in the Priesthood of Jesus
The following table below contains a list of priestly duties. Work in a small group to complete the table.
In the second column, give an example of how the priest in your parish carries out each duty. Then, in
the third column, give an example of how young people in the Church can also carry out this duty. Be
practical!
Priestly Duty Your Parish Priest Young people today
Proclaiming the Good News Our parish priest proclaim Young people can proclaim the Good
the Good News by News through confessing our faith
through songs and word in worship.
Presiding at Worship
Welcoming They welcome everyone
who will go to church to
attend the mass and even
encourage everyone to
join mass.
Leading They lead the Church for
example if their is
occasion in the Church.
They plan for events of
that celebration.
Teaching They teaches the people
how to be a good
Christian and how to be a
good servants of Jesus
Christ. They also teaches
us to follow God
commandment.
Healing
Forgiving Our priest conduct
Working Justice for those who Our priest work justice for
are poor those who are poor by
reminding us every mass
and their preach that all
of us are equal, that no
one is above anyone else.
