![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The word "extreme" (final) indicated either that it was the last of the sacramental unctions (after the anointings at Baptism, Confirmation and, if received, Holy Orders) or because at that time it was normally administered only when a patient was in extremis (near death). Peter Lombard (died 1160) is the first writer known to have used the term, which did not become the usual name in the West until towards the end of the twelfth century, and never became current in the East. In the past, the usual name of the sacrament in official documents of the Catholic Church was Extreme Unction (meaning final anointing), a name attached to it as it was administered only to those near death. And the Lord shall raise him up: and if he be in sins, they shall be forgiven him." Matthew 10:8, Luke 10:8–9 and Mark 6:13 are also quoted in this regard. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick man. The chief Biblical text concerning anointing of the sick is James 5:14–15: "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. the preparation for passing over to eternal life." Īn extensive account of the teaching of the Catholic Church on Anointing of the Sick is given in Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1499–1532.the restoration of health, if it is conducive to the salvation of his soul.the forgiveness of sins, if the sick person was not able to obtain it through the sacrament of penance.the strengthening, peace, and courage to endure in a Christian manner the sufferings of illness or old age.the uniting of the sick person to the passion of Christ, for his own good and that of the whole Church. ![]() "The special grace of the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick has as its effects: Because one of the effects of the sacrament is to absolve the recipient of any sins not previously absolved through the sacrament of penance, only an ordained priest or bishop may administer the sacrament. Through the sacrament a gift of the Holy Spirit is given, that renews confidence and faith in God and strengthens against temptations to discouragement, despair and anguish at the thought of death and the struggle of death it prevents the believer from losing Christian hope in God's justice, truth and salvation. The Catholic Church sees the effects of the sacrament as follows: As the sacrament of Marriage gives grace for the married state, the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick gives grace for the state into which people enter through sickness. It gives comfort, peace, courage and, if the sick person is unable to make a confession, even forgiveness of sins. The sacrament is administered by a bishop or priest, who uses the oleum infirmorum ('oil of the sick'), an olive oil or another pure plant oil blessed by a bishop, to anoint the patient's forehead and perhaps other parts of the body while reciting certain prayers. In the past it became increasingly administered only to the dying and so came to be called Extreme Unction (Final Anointing). Hence, as soon as anyone of the faithful begins to be in danger of death from sickness or old age, the fitting time for him to receive this sacrament has certainly already arrived." ĭespite that position, anointing of the sick has in practice often been postponed until someone is near dying, in spite of the fact that in all celebrations of this sacrament, the liturgy prays for recovery of the health of the sick person if that would be conducive to his salvation. Proximate danger of death, the occasion for the administration of Viaticum, is not required, but only the onset of a medical condition of serious illness or injury or simply old age: "It is not a sacrament for those only who are at the point of death. In the Catholic Church, the anointing of the sick, also known as Extreme Unction, is a Catholic sacrament that is administered to a Catholic "who, having reached the age of reason, begins to be in danger due to sickness or old age", except in the case of those who "persevere obstinately in manifest grave sin". One of the sacraments in the Catholic Church "Extreme Unction", part of The Seven Sacraments (1445–1450) by Rogier van der Weyden. ![]()
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