YOUCAT Lesson 393
YOUCAT the catechism
for Catholic youth
393 How do Christians assist
someone who is dying?
Christians do not leave a dying person alone. They help him so that he can die in
faith-filled trust, in dignity and peace.
They pray with him and take care that the sacraments are administered to
him at the right time. [2299]
Eunice Bayer, right, with
her granddaughter Sherry a year before Sherry passed away from Huntington
Disease. Eunice who lived in Jackson,
Michigan died several years later. She was Rose’s aunt. We and our children were
fortunate to visit Sherry and Eunice in their delining years. ….. 393
[2299]
Respect for the dying
2299 The dying should be given attention and care to help them
live their last moments in dignity and peace. They will be helped by the prayer
of their relatives, who must see to it that the sick receive at the proper time
the sacraments that prepare them to meet the living God. –Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition
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