Unction: The sacrament of healing body and soul

Unction: The sacrament of healing body and soul

 Appointment of the sacrament of Holy Unction - Their full healing of the person. The prayers which are read during the sacrament, repeatedly turn to God asking for forgiveness of sins and the suffering of his recovery. Needless bodily healing in the sacrament prayer is made dependent on the healing of mind, for which you repentance, that is, the forgiveness of sins, coupled with a firm promise to correct their lives in accordance with the commandments of God.

For the sacrament used firs (vegetable oil, if possible - olive). The oil - one of the oldest religious symbols. From ancient times, it was not only a product, is used in food, and drug and substance for fixtures and cosmetic. The abundance of oil was seen as a sign of God's blessing. Oil rubbed on the body, anointed hair. We anointed with oil to the ministry of the prophets, priests and kings.

Even the holy apostles anointed with the oil of the sick, pray for their healing. This writes the Apostle. James: Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders 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, and the Lord; and if he have committed sins, he will be forgiven (James 14:15). From this text we see that even in apostolic times was the practice of anointing the sick with oil, but that it is important to note, the healing power is attributed not to the eleyu and "prayer of faith." The consequence of this celebration, in the words of the Apostle, is the body healing and forgiveness of sins.Traditionally make this ordinance more priests, not necessarily seven. However, in exceptional cases, it may make, and one priest.