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1. DenialThere are a variety of ways of denying a loss: putting on a happy face, plunging back into work, refusing to talk about the deceased, and so on.
2. AngerAnger may be directed at the doctors, other caregivers, God, and often the deceased.
3. BargainingGrieving people try to strike deals with God: if they do a certain thing, God will . . . whatever they are bargaining for.
4. DepressionDepression may be manifested by sleeping too much or too little, living in darkness; being lethargic and without motivation, eating too much or too little, overindulging in alcohol and cigarettes.
5. AcceptanceMost people eventually come to terms with the loss and begin to emerge back into life again.
being saved from evil, whether physical or spiritual; in Christian terms, being saved from sin and evil through the power of the redemptive death and resurrection of Jesus
an event, such as an unexpected cure or a rapid healing, that is attributed to God’s power and that arouses admiration and wonder
natural sacrament (page 173)
salvation (page 174)
miracle (page 174)
a natural sign of God, such as human caring being a sign of the way God cares for us
the former name for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, emphasizing the last anointing before death
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the Sacrament of Healing for those who are seriously ill or in danger of death due to sickness or old age, consisting of anointing with oil and prayers for physical and spiritual healing and the forgiveness of sins
Extreme Unction (page 177)
Anointing of the Sick (page 179)
Last Rites (page 180)the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist (viaticum), and the Anointing of the Sick, when administered for someone who is dying
a traditional name for Communion that is given to a dying person, in the sense of “food for the journey” from this life to the next
oils used in the sacraments; chrism, the oil of catechumens, and the oil of the sick
viaticum (page 180)
holy oils (page 181)
grieving process (page 186)the normal process of psychologically adjusting to personal loss, involving denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally acceptance