CCC 1506

Christ invites his disciples to follow him by taking up their cross in their turn.¹¹³ Cf. Mt 10:38. By following him they acquire a new outlook on illness and the sick. Jesus associates them with his own life of poverty and service. He makes them share in his ministry of compassion and healing: "So they went out and preached that men should repent. and they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them."¹¹⁴ Mk 6:12-13.