CCC 1507
Christian Mystery›SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH›CHAPTER TWO THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING›I. Its Foundations in the Economy of Salvation
The risen Lord renews this mission ("In my name . . . they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover." ) and confirms it through the signs that the Church performs by invoking his name. These signs demonstrate in a special way that Jesus is truly "God who saves."
Footnotes
- ⇒ Mk 16:17-18.
- Cf. ⇒ Acts 9:34; ⇒ 14:3.
- Cf. ⇒ Mt 1:21; ⇒ Acts 4:12.