The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-09-22
Extreme Unction.

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Ja-ss cs,,s : TIE prayer Of fs!:a wtica
shall save .,e s:k man
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tie grace of tie Holy SPiii:, the !sngoors az
this sick peTsor; heal lis woords Arc forgive
his sics: Dive oat from hin s!i ps!aa of OoSy
and mind, aod nero. .folly restore 10 hiE foli
health, iu~ardly acd oat~ardiy, ttas beiag
recovered b. TIE help ofthy mercy, he nay re-
turn TO rs former dCuss
AID sgaia he prsys:
Look down. o Lord, we beseech thee. upon
thy servant N, fainting in ae ipfisnity of h:s
bod, and refresh the soul which Thou hast
created, that being amended by chsstisemen Is,
through Christ ou' Lord.
near =. the invocation of Thy name, that, de-
live-ing thy servant from sickness, and bestow-
ioK Lea tt upon him, Thou nnayst raise him q p
by thy right hand, strengthen him By thy
might, defend him by thy power, and restore
him to Thy holy Church, with al desired pros
| perity."
Thus We see that Extreme Unction is not
| only ns;dered sacrament CT grace bat e
| medicine for the soul and body. "Tty nedi
cine" says tie priest. in lapg gage ss simple
| as il is b,ime, for what Christian but feels
that when all earthly arts and science fsil
/ there s one Hlediciae which 10 earthly phyei.
clan can sd minister, and whose eff caoy is be-
yond the power of man to understand.
The frat thooght of tie Church il al OF he:
| Sacraueuts is to heal!tte s!us of tie soul I;
| strengthen virtue AID to destroy vice; b7
m ndful ttst man is GCal being, composed
| soul and body, size ASP wishes es far as is coz
ducive TO tE salvation, to cure the ills of tie
body, strengthen It's physical beirg ard pro
mote his temporal health and happiness.
Every one OF the sscrsmen:s is e8csoious il
this two-fold manner, for the peace Of mint
which flows directly from their administrator
mast necessarily be accompanied By reaewe
bodily health and vigor. But in Extreu
Uac:ioa the Church iupresses her thought il
clear and positive words, fer, knowing tha
death is g punishment for sin, she bids lie
children understand that, by removing tn
cause of death, they may tt.ll have time SO
live IS 20 meet it one day as celestial guid
cent to call them directly to their Father
: mansion.
These few e1p!auA;iOns ought to make C;
tholies less FIJI Ehtened VIXEN there is q questio
z Of Extreme Ccct!oa fox themselves or tho
they love, and teach them 10 regard it hop
1 fully - . means not only Of healing the soc
brt If God 50 Wills il, Of restoring health
, | tie body and "All. desired prosperity"
Archbishop G!bbocs, in The Faith of o;
:. FAthers." expresses regret that Protestan
should deprive themselves of this consolir
> instrument OF Grace; and il is singular tn
e they who Claim 70 be pre- enilently Bib
8 Christians should 6isreEard these words Of t
:, Apostle Jsnes Is ary man sick among 20
b let hin bEirg il TIE priests of tie Church, al