A Minute in the Church: Life in Christ

Gus Lloyd

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From the Introduction to the book:

Life in Christ is really simple. But with Catholicism, there are so many great ways to live out that life in Christ. Think of it like an ice cream shop. The basics are chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. And those are great. Heck, I could eat chocolate ice cream for the rest of my life and be perfectly content.

But then I discover that there are other flavors out there. Not just a few, but hundreds. And as I sample other flavors, I discover that I like them as well. I'm not drawn to every flavor, but some I make a regular part of my ice cream diet. While an imperfect analogy, that's kind of what the Catholic faith is like. There are so many other things that may be a blessing to you. Mass and the Sacraments are the essentials. But what if you could broaden your horizons? Would you be willing to try a few other things? Like a novena, or the Rosary or Lectio Divina or Eucharistic adoration, etc.?

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Christian Living
• Philosophie et théologie
• Prayer

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• Publié par: eBookIt.com
• Date de parution: 18 mai 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781456627997
• Langue: English

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Copyright © 2017 by Gus Lloyd
 
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About the Author
Gus Lloyd is a “revert” to the Catholic faith. After being raised in the Church, he fell away from any faith in his late teens. After giving their lives to Christ in a small, nondenominational Bible church, Gus and his wife, Michelle, decided to check out the Catholic Church again. Their lives were never the same.
Gus is a popular radio host and Catholic evangelist. He regularly speaks at conferences, retreats and parish missions around the country. After a stint in secular radio in which he worked nearly every format, he began a career in Catholic radio in the early 1990’s. In 2006, after 13 years as the popular morning show host at Spirit FM, the Catholic radio station in Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL, Gus began hosting Seize the Day on Sirius XM Satellite Radio’s The Catholic Channel. You can listen to Gus every weekday morning all across North America. To invite Gus to speak at your conference, event or church, contact him through his web site, www.GusLloyd.com .

I would like to thank the many people who have made this book possible, especially Msgr. David Toups. Msgr. Toups worked with me to help make these teachings correct and concise.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Anointing of the Sick I
Anointing of the Sick II
Canonization I
Canonization II
Canonization III
Confession: A How-To
Confession to a Priest
Conscience
Contemplative Prayer
Daily Mass
Eucharistic Adoration
Fasting
Feast Days
Godparents
Holy Days of Obligation
Indulgences
Lectio Divina
Liturgy of the Hours
Meditation
Novenas
Patron Saints
Pilgrimage
Prayer for the Dead
RCIA
Reading Scripture
Redemptive Suffering
Relics
Retreats
The Rosary: A How-To
Rosary: The Glorious Mysteries
Rosary: The Joyful Mysteries
Rosary: The Luminous Mysteries
Rosary: The Sorrowful Mysteries
Rosary: The Intentional Rosary
Rosary: The Scriptural Rosary
Sacramentals
Sacristans
Spiritual Direction
Tithing
Viaticum
Introduction
Catholicism is huge. I’m not referring to the fact that nearly 1.3 billion inhabitants of the earth are Catholic. That’s certainly huge. But I’m talking about the breadth and depth of the Catholic faith. There is so much to know and learn! A lifetime simply isn’t enough to plumb the depths!
Catholicism is chock full of devotions, practices and rituals. The goal of this book is to introduce people to some of the richness and beauty of the faith. As with the other books in the A Minute in the Church series, every chapter in this book is just one minute long. There’s a reason for this: every chapter is a radio script that has to fit into sixty seconds. That’s how this whole thing got started. I’ve learned to condense aspects of the faith into one minute sound bites. It seems that people like to get their information quick and easy these days. That’s why so many find these little books so handy. They can learn something about the faith in a minute.
For some folks, Catholicism is puzzling. Even many Catholics may find this to be the case. After all, shouldn’t religion just be about going to church once a week and maybe praying every now and again. Throw in some Bible reading and you’re all set. Why do things have to be so complicated?
Life in Christ is really simple. But with Catholicism, there are so many great ways to live out that life in Christ. Think of it like an ice cream shop. The basics are chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. And those are great. Heck, I could eat chocolate ice cream for the rest of my life and be perfectly content.
But then I discover that there are other flavors out there. Not just a few, but hundreds. And as I sample other flavors, I discover that I like them as well. I’m not drawn to every flavor, but some I make a regular part of my ice cream diet. While an imperfect analogy, that’s kind of what the Catholic faith is like. There are so many other things that may be a blessing to you. Mass and the Sacraments are the essentials. But what if you could broaden your horizons? Would you be willing to try a few other things? Like a novena, or the Rosary or Lectio Divina or Eucharistic adoration, etc.?
I’ve been in Catholic radio for over twenty-five years and in ministry for nearly thirty. One of my goals is to teach the Catholic faith. But an even greater goal is to encourage and help people fall more deeply in love with Jesus Christ and His Church. I believe that by learning about and engaging in some of the things you’ll find in this book, that’s exactly what will happen.
You may know a lot of what is in this book. Even if that’s the case, a little refresher never hurt, right? I hope that what you learn in this book will enhance your prayer life, your personal life, your family life and, most of all, your Life in Christ. May you grow ever closer to the One Who desires you to “put out into deep water.”

Gus Lloyd - Christmas 2016
Anointing of the Sick I
Jesus spent much of His time healing the sick and infirm. He has a special place in His heart for those who suffer. As such, He instituted the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
It used to be thought that this sacrament was only for those near death. That is not the case. In fact, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 1514 says this: The Anointing of the Sick “is not a sacrament for those only who are at the point of death. Hence, as soon as anyone of the faithful begins to be in danger of death from sickness or old age, the fitting time for him to receive this sacrament has certainly already arrived.”
The Anointing of the Sick is not a sacrament that one can only receive once. Again from the Catechism, paragraph 1515: “If a sick person who received this anointing recovers his health, he can in the case of another grave illness receive this sacrament again. If during the same illness the person’s condition becomes more serious, the sacrament may be repeated. It is fitting to receive the Anointing of the Sick just prior to a serious operation. The same holds for the elderly whose frailty becomes more pronounced.”
Only a priest can administer the Anointing of the Sick. So the next time you or someone you love is seriously ill, call a priest and allow the graces of the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick to bring the healing touch of Jesus.
For further study:
CCC 1499-1532
Anointing of the Sick II
If you or someone you love is very ill, there are special graces available through the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. The Catechism of the Catholic Church quotes the Council of Trent and says, “This sacred anointing of the sick was instituted by Christ our Lord as a true and proper sacrament of the New Testament.