This beautiful yet portable ritual book is a valuable resource for every priest, minister of the sick, and chaplain. It has the convenience of English and Spanish in one book as well as two-color type for easy reading and a ribbon. It contains the rituals for visits to the sick, communion to the sick in ordinary circumstances, hospitals, or institutions.

Rito de unci�n y viatico. Para visitar a los enfermos y da les la comuni�n. La recomendaci�n del alma. Rito para la reconciliaci�n individual y Oraciones para los difuntos. Rite of anointing and giving viaticum. For visiting the sick and giving them Communion. Commending the soul to God. Ritual for individual reconciliation and prayers for the dead.

The sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick plays a significant role in the lives of many throughout the Church, but confusion over the sacrament can result in individuals not receiving this important comfort from the Church. Understanding Sacramental Healing: Anointing and Viaticum explores the rich history of the sacrament and addresses the changes that have occurred since the Second Vatican Council by providing a theological basis for the history and pastoral practice of the sacrament of the sick. Father John Kasza offers a cohesive and concise synthesis of the disciplines of theology, canon law, medicine, anthropology, and liturgy geared toward assisting the practitioner in using the ritual to the fullest extent possible. He also builds a greater appreciation of the sacrament and its part in the Church's role as healer in today's society. By recognizing the theological tradition of the sacrament of the sick, Understanding Sacramental Healing: Anointing and Viaticum becomes an incisive reflection on the current state of the sacrament that will bring all-priest sand ministers of care-to a greater understanding of the sacrament. The author examines: -The liturgical development of the sacrament in light of the Second Vatican Council. -The practical implementation of the sacrament in both parish and diocesan venues in the 40 years since the close of the Council. -The nature of illness, how illness affects someone, and how the Church responds to those suffering from an illness. -The criteria for the reception of the sacrament and how its use may be broadened.

The Second Vatican Council envisioned a liturgical assembly that could understand and participate fully in the liturgy. Even when parishes have helped their members to understand and participate in the Sunday eucharistic liturgy, responses at liturgies for the other sacraments may seem uncertain and lukewarm. Do we know what we're doing when we celebrate the sacraments? In this book, as in its companion, Forming the Assembly to Celebrate the Mass, Larry Mick, a seasoned presider and writer on the liturgy, offers insights and suggestions for helping our communities understand the work we are called to do when we celebrate sacraments. The author explains each sacrament and its liturgical aspects in ways that will invigorate and prepare parish ministers for the work of liturgical catechesis. Once leaders are prepared, the book can then be used for catechizing the whole assembly. Parish councils, liturgy boards, liturgical ministers, adult formation groups and individuals in the assembly will all find in this book fresh perspectives for celebrating and savoring the sacraments.

All of the issues from the specified years covering official church dimensions of liturgy.

Spanish and English texts of the most loved and commonly used prayers are presented in large, readable type in an easy-to-follow, facing-page, parallel presentation. The English text appears on the left page, with the Spanish text directly across from it on the right. Besides the most common prayers (Hail Mary, Apostles' Creed . . .), this treasury of prayer includes the Ordinary of the Mass, prayers for confession and Communion, prayers of devotion, prayers for the sick and deceased, the Ten Commandments, the Stations of the Cross, the Rosary, prayers from the ancient Hispanic liturgy, traditional favorites such as the much-loved Spanish Poetic prayer to Mary (found at the end of Midday Prayer), and much more. Textos en español e ingles de las Oraciones mas gustadas y mas comúnmente usadas son presentados en letra grande y legible en una presentación paralela, fácil de seguir. El texto en ingles aparece en la pagina de la izquierda, con el texto en español directamente al otro lado de este a la derecha. Además de las Oraciones mas comunes (Ave Marie, Credo de los Apóstoles . . . ), este tesoro de la Oración incluye el ordinario de la misa, Oraciones para la confesión y la comunión, Oraciones para los enfermos y difuntos, los diez mandamientos, las estaciones de la cruz, el rosario, Oraciones de la antigua liturgia hispana, favoritos tradicionales Como la muy gustado Oración poética española a Maria (que se encuentra al final de la Oración de mediodía), y mucho mas.