The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 8 - 1 July 2012
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The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 8 - 1 July 2012 Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24 Lamentations 3:21-33 II Corinthians 8:7-15 St. Mark 5:21-43 Background: Anointing of the Sick Each Sunday at Saint Mark’s Church in Berkeley, and at Trinity Church in San Francisco, people gather at a prayer desk on the side of the congregation to receive prayer for healing, anointing with oil, and the laying on of hands for healing. Where did the practice come from? The biblical warrant for this practice comes from James 5:14-15, “ Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint [him] with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven. ” The 1549 Version of the Book of Common Prayer in