Jesus Heals the Sick

Lesson 16
Doctrine: Explain Jesus’ ministry
pointing to the fullness of life.

Morals: Find concrete ways on how to

bring healing to oneself and others.

Worship: Ask for God’s grace of

healing in the Sacrament of
Reconciliation.
What do we mean when we say
healing?

Healing means the process by which

persons are helped to realize their full
potential before God and their fellow
men and women.
What should be our Christian attitude
toward sickness?

1. Sickness is part of the plan laid down

by God’s Providence that we should
struggle against all sickness and
carefully seek the blessings of good
health so that we can fulfill our role in
human society and in the Church.
2. Sickness is a sign not of a particular,
personal sin, but of the oppressive
presence of evil in our human situation.

3. All those who are seriously ill need

the special help of God’s grace lest,
they be broken in spirit and fall into
temptations and the weakening of
their faith.
4. By joining our sufferings with Christ’s
our very sufferings can take on
creative, saving and transforming
meaning and value.
Why did Christ heal the sick?

Jesus is a compassionate God who cares

for the people who are suffering.

God’s visitation to His people and the reign

of God were manifested by the following:
1. He cleansed the lepers (Luke 17: 12-19)
2. He gave sight to the blind (Mark 10: 46-52)
3. He healed the deaf-mute (Mark 7: 31-37)
4. He gave cure to the paralytic (Marc 2: 3-12)
5. He restored the deformed (Mark 3: 1-6)
What did Jesus ask from those who
were healed?

Jesus asks for the faith of the sick.

Jesus requires faith from the
community to which the sick
person belongs.
Did Jesus perform some sort of
divine magic when He healed the
sick?

Jesus did not perform some sort of

divine magic, nor he intend to take
the place of all doctors and nurses
by wiping out all sickness.
To whom did Jesus entrust the
ministry of healing?

Jesus passed on this ministry of healing to His

apostles.

Christ’s healing presence can be

experienced through the sacraments of
healing; Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
& the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
What did Christ ask from us?

Jesus wants us to continue the

ministry of healing by caring for the
sick people.
Steps in receiving the Sacrament of
Penance/Reconciliation
Examination of Conscience
Priest gives a blessing or greeting
Make the sign of the cross
Confess all your sins to the priest
The priest assigns a penance and offers advice to
help you be a better Catholic
Say an Act of Contrition
The priest, acting in the person of Christ, then
absolves you from your sins
Vocabulary Words

magic – an illusion intended usually

for entertainment

charism – special gifts of the Holy

Spirit, over and above those strictly
necessary for salvation