From Mark79:
My family observed that I "turned the corner" shortly after receiving Extreme Unction from my favorite priest
This is one of the effects of this sacrament, from Trent:
'The effect . . . of this Sacrament Is the grace of the Holy Spirit, whose anointing produces the following: It washes away the sins that remain to be atoned, and the vestiges of sin; it comforts and strengthens the soul of the sick person, arousing in him a great trust and confidence in the divine mercy. Thus strengthened, he bears the hardships and struggles of his Illness more easily, and resists the temptation of the devil and the heel of the deceiver (Gen. 3:15) more readily; and if it be advantageous to the welfare of his soul, he sometimes regains his bodily health.' (Sess. xlv, cap. 2).
In receiving the sacrament of Extreme Unction, you received a very great favor directly from Our Holy Lord, Who from heaven above sent you that priest, that particular priest! The sins of your whole life - and the vestiges of all those sins - have all been washed away, you are starting over with a clean slate my friend! Gloria in Excelsis Deo!!
Continued prayers for you and your whole family.
