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1508 The Holy Spirit gives to some a special charism of healing ¹¹⁹ so as to make manifest the power of the grace of the risen Lord. But even the most intense prayers do not always obtain the healing of all illnesses. Thus St. Paul must learn from the Lord that "my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness," and that the sufferings to be endured can mean that "in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his Body, that is, the Church." ¹²⁰

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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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119 Cf. I Cor 12:9, 28, 30.

120 2 Cor 12:9; Col 1:24.

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