ANOINTING OF THE SICK

THE SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING

ROOTED IN THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE OF

SICKNESS AND DEATH

IS ESSENTIALLY PART OF THE LIFELONG JOURNEY

OF CHRISTIAN CONVERSION.

THE CHURCH

FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE OF CHRIST

CARES FOR AND PRAYS FOR THE

SICK.

THE SICK,

ALSO FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE OF CHRIST

SERVE AS A REMINDER TO THE CHURCH OF

OUR HUMAN MORTALITY

AND OUR RADICAL NEED FOR THE REDEMPTION

WHICH CHRIST’S PASCHAL MYSTERY

BROUGHT US.

RITE OF THE THIS SACRAMENT

LITURGY OF THE WORDACT OF REPENTANCE

CONSISTS OF LAYING ON OF HANDS BY A PRIESTTHE PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH

ANOINTING WITH THE OIL OF THE SICK

EFFECTS OF THE CELEBRATION

PARTICULAR GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

THIS GRACE RENEWS TRUST AND FAITH IN GOD

AND STRENGTHENS AGAINST THE TEMPTATIONS OF THE EVIL ONE,

THE TEMPTATION TO DISCOURGEMENT AND ANGUISH IN THE FACE OF DEATH

UNION WITH THE PASSION OF CHRIST

THE SICK PERSON RECEIVES THE STRENGTH

AND THE GIFT OF UNITING HIMSELF MORE CLOSELY

TO CHRIST’S PASSION: THE SAVIOR’S REDEMPTIVE SUFFEERING

ECCLESIAL GRACE

BY CELEBRATING THIS SACRAMENT

THE CHURCH INTERCEDES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SICK PERSON

HENCE CONTRIBUTING TO THE SANTIFICATION OF THE CHURCH

A PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL JOURNEY

IT IS GIVEN TO THOSE AT THE POINT OF DEPARTING FROM THIS LIFE

THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK FORTIFIES THE END OF THE EARTHLY LIFE

WHO CAN RECEIVE THIS SACRAMENT?

THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK IS NOT A SACRAMENT FOR THOSE ONLY WHO ARE AT THE POINT OF DEATH.

AS SOON AS ANYONE OF THE FAITHFUL BEGINS TO BE IN DANGER OF DEATH THE FITTING TIME TO RECEIVE THIS SACRAMENT HAS CERTAINLY ALREADY ARRIVED

VIATICUM

COMMUNION IN THE BODY AND BOOD OF CHRIST RECEIVED AT THE MOMENT OF PASSING OVER TO THE FATHER.

HE WHO EATS MY FLESH AND DRINKS MY BLOOD HAS ETERNAL LIFE AND I WILL RAISE HIM UP AT THE LAST DAY.