Anointing the sick
Alan29
Shipmate
I am somewhat poorly at the moment, so I called in the priest and received the Sacrament of the Sick (prayers and anointing according to James) and communion. I was a bit surprised when my wife told me that the local URC minister also anoints the sick.
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Should I have been surprised that a nonconformist minister does something that I always assumed was a bit high up the candle? And is it common outside sacramental/liturgical churches?
I realise I am exposing the narrowness of my knowledge/experience here and I throw myself on shipmates' mercy.
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Should I have been surprised that a nonconformist minister does something that I always assumed was a bit high up the candle? And is it common outside sacramental/liturgical churches?
I realise I am exposing the narrowness of my knowledge/experience here and I throw myself on shipmates' mercy.
Comments
Anointing of the sick is also provided for in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada) and in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church.
I am going to be out of musical action for a couple of months, and this might mark the beginning of the end of 60 years of liturgical/musical service. Hold me in your prayers, please.
Yes, indeed I will
Holding you in prayer, @Alan29
A Catholic Mass was celebrated at 12 noon followed by an ecumenical eucharist at 3pm.For the Catholic Mass the Liturgy of the Word was shared between RCs and Presbyterians with the two groups separated for the Liturgy of the Eucharist with the Catholics at one end of the church and the Presbyterians at the other.
Between the two celebrations of the eucharist there was anointing of the sick carried out by clergy of all the denominations present, including those from the Kirk.
Of course there were also protesters outside. led by Pastor Jack Glass. Although Pastor Glass and his people were sort of anti Catholic everything including the protests was done in good spirits.
The pilgrimage lasted for about 20 years and brought a lot of people to Haddington but it gradually became less popular and eventually faded away.
Amen to that. Hopefully, @Alan29, you will be able to resume playing in due course, on special occasions?
Once, I was laid up in the hospital, actually in the ICU. A priest came in to anoint a fellow patient next to me. I automatically said the prayers with the priest. The Roman Catholic and Lutheran rites are almost word for word the same.