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1507 The risen Lord renews this mission ("In my name . . . they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover." ¹¹⁶) and confirms it through the signs that the Church performs by invoking his name. ¹¹⁷ These signs demonstrate in a special way that Jesus is truly "God who saves." ¹¹⁸

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PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY

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SECTION TWO: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH

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CHAPTER TWO: THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING

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ARTICLE 5: THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK

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I. ITS FOUNDATIONS IN THE ECONOMY OF SALVATION

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116 Mk 16:17-18.

117 Cf. Acts 9:34; 14:3.

118 Cf. Mt 1:21; Acts 4:12.

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