Arlene Joy S.

Garcia BSA-II

RE115 12:00pm-2:00pm

1.) The Sacrament of Penance or commonly called Sacrament of

Reconciliation/ Confession is one of the seven sacraments of Catholics in
which the faithful absolved from sins committed after baptism and they are
reconciled with the Christian community. The biblical foundation of this
sacrament can be found in the book of Genesis 3:1-7, Leviticus 16:29-30,
and Isaiah 58:1-12 in which beautifully addresses what we are called to do
to make amends: We are to recognize our sinfulness and to tell it to others
(58:1). Then, we are to act with justice toward those whom we have
harmed. The three acts of the penitent are taken to be the matter of
Penance: repenting of one's sins, confessing them in words, and doing the
penance assigned. The form of the sacrament may take significantly
different forms in different churches. Thus, for example, though Saint
Thomas held the form of Confirmation to be "I sign thee with the sign of
the cross...", the Byzantine Rite uses the form "The sign of the seal of the
Holy Spirit". The priest is the minister of this sacrament and he must have
been granted by the law itself. As stated by the Council of Trent, the
recipient of this sacrament are "For those who fall into sin after Baptism
the Sacrament of Penance is as necessary to salvation as is Baptism for
those who have not been already baptized." Also, Church law may require
the faithful to receive the Sacrament of Penance at least once a year. The
effects of this sacrament are forgiveness of sins and remission of eternal
punishment due to mortal sin. It increases in sanctifying grace (God’s life
within us), or return of sanctifying grace when it was not there previously.
Next, it is additional help to avoid sin, specifically those sins confessed, in
the future. Lastly, remission of some of the temporal punishment due to sin

The Anointing of the Sick is one of the seven Catholic sacraments.

According to Catholic doctrine, this sacrament serves as a channel for
special graces from God that comfort and heal, physically and/or
 spiritually, people who are seriously ill and in danger of death. The chief
Biblical text concerning anointing of the sick is James 5:14–15: "Is any
man sick among you? Let him bring in the priests of the church and let
them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the
prayer of faith shall save the sick man. And the Lord shall raise him up:
and if he be in sins, they shall be forgiven him." Matthew 10:8, Luke 10:8–
9 and Mark 6:13 are also quoted in this regard. The matter is anointing
with the Oil of the Sick. The form is “Through this holy anointing may the
Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit. May
the Lord who frees you from sin, save you, and raise you up”. A priest or
bishop can minister this sacrament to any baptized Catholic who has
reached the age of reason (usually around seven years old) can receive
this sacrament if he or she is gravely ill and in danger of death. According
to Catholic doctrine, the Anointing of the Sick affects the sick person in the
following ways such as it provides courage, strength, and peace in the
face of illness. Second, it helps the sick person to trust in God no matter
what happens. Next, it gives the sick person grace to unite his or her
suffering to the passion of Christ. Fourth, it provides physical and/or
spiritual healing according to God's will. Lastly, it provides an opportunity
for the forgiveness of sins even when the sick person is too ill to receive
the sacrament of Reconciliation.

2.) Four elements make up the sacrament of reconciliation. They are essential
for absolving sins. These elements are contrition, confession, satisfaction
and absolution. Contrition is sorrow for sins. Contrition requires sincere
examination of conscience. To do this, a person must ask themselves
questions based on the 10 Commandments, to see if they have sinned.
Next is confession means owning up honestly about sin, accepting
responsibility for sin. Confession involves stating all the mortal and venial
sins to the priest. The third one is Satisfaction in which doing what is
possible to repair harm of offence. The two parts of satisfaction are
penance and prayer of sorrow (act of contrition). Penance is when the
priest states the satisfaction to be made (this could be returning stolen
goods, paying compensation for damage done, a prayer). A prayer of
sorrow can be a prayer in the person's own words, or a formal prayer.
Lastly, absolution which means forgiveness by Jesus through the priest.
Priests have the same spiritual gifts to forgive sins just as Jesus did.