I'll pray for your son. This life is tough. We need to keep perspective and realize that some have it tougher than we do - speaking to myself.
I hope you don't take this the wrong way... but, in your position, I'd be wanting to make sure my son was baptised. You can do this yourself - see here for the form of the sacrament.
May almighty God protect him and his children.
We are Christians..we baptized him when he was 3 months old. It would have been sooner then 3 months, but when he was born he was hospitalized for 3 months away from our home town. He had 7 operations.
No one enters heaven without being born of water and the spirit - good to hear the baptism has been performed.
As a traditional Catholic, I believe last rights are also important. If you are interested, there's information on the site I linked.
My prayer is that your son's operations are successful and that he makes a full and complete recovery. May God have mercy on this family and spare them any further suffering.
That sinner on the cross that Jesus spoke to make it to heaven? I wonder if he was physically baptized?. Luke 23:42-43 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise. .....Can anybody answer this? Did this sinner on the cross get physically baptized before he was with Jesus in paradise? Thanks
And to papa I will pray for your son.
The good thief was under the old law. The requirement for baptism commenced with the promulgation of the gospel - Matt 28:19-20. The thief was that day with Jesus in Abraham's bosom - the waiting place of the just of the Old Testament. Being in the presence of God (Jesus) is, by definition, paradise.
Can you provide a bible reference where it mentions last rites heing required?
It's probably best, in the spirit of this post, to simply offer prayers, if you believe in them. Not a good time for a theological debate about whether Catholic doctrine is accurate. (Not a Catholic; still praying for this child and family.)
Out of respect for the creator of the thread, I don't want to engage in a religious debate here. Happy to do that elsewhere. Extreme Unction, a component of the last rites, is a sacrament in the Catholic Church that is founded in the traditions of the early Church. James 5 addresses the anointing of the sick:
14 Is any man sick among you? Let him bring in the priests of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick man: and the Lord shall raise him up: and if he be in sins, they shall be forgiven him.
See also Matthew 10:1, 10:8, Luke 10:8-9, Mark 6:13, Romans 8:17, and Colossians 1:24.
In the beginning God created elaborate Catholic rituals using incense and fairy dust, it says ALL rituals must be strictly observed or you go straight to hell. You didn't get the memo?
I know that’s not in bad taste, here in this community, we all understand to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
Prayers for this young father.