One-Fifth
How many of the Gospels deal with healing
The Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin, and the Lost Son
Illustrates how much God wants to forgive our sins
Contrition
The feeling of true sorrow for having sinned by failing to love. It's necessary for God's forgiveness.
Conversion
Turning away from sin and turning towards God. It's the heart of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Penance
An act that shows conversion of heart, often through prayer, self-denial, or a work of charity.
Absolution
The act of receiving forgiveness for your sins. You receive absolution from God through the priest.
Freely, Completely, and Lovingly
The way Jesus challenges us to forgive.
Sufferings
Can be united with Christ and offered by the sick and elderly for the Church
Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
Strengthens and sometimes heals the body. It is meant for anyone who is seriously ill or dying and may be celebrated anywhere. In the Anointing of the Sick, the sick person
is splashed with water as a reminder of Baptism and anointed with oil, a sign of t
Viaticum
Holy Communion which is given to someone who is sick and dying. It means "with you on the way.
By Word and By Touch
The ways Jesus healed people while on earth. This showed God's love and mercy.
Being Healed and Healing
The means of being Christian.
God's Greatest Desire
That we ask forgiveness for our sins and forgive others as we have been forgiven.
Physical, Mental, and Spiritual
The kinds of illnesses that Jesus continues to cure. Spiritual is often the greatest healing.