Anointing of the Sick
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Anointing of the Sick is a Roman Catholic sacrament in which a priest prays over and anoints those who are seriously ill or near death to confer spiritual strength, forgiveness, and, if God wills, physical healing.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic sacrament
ⓘ
liturgical rite ⓘ sacrament ⓘ |
| administeredTo | baptized Catholics ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Extreme Unction
ⓘ
Last Rites ⓘ Anointing of the Sick ⓘ
surface form:
Sacrament of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick ⓘ
surface form:
Unction of the Sick
|
| associatedWith |
sacrament of penance
ⓘ
viaticum ⓘ |
| catholicTheologyCategory | sacraments of healing ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Catechism of the Catholic Church
ⓘ
Canon law ⓘ
surface form:
Code of Canon Law
|
| distinctFrom |
funeral rites
ⓘ
simple blessing of the sick ⓘ |
| effect |
consolation of the Holy Spirit
ⓘ
courage to endure suffering ⓘ peace of soul ⓘ preparation for passing to eternal life ⓘ |
| form | prayers of the priest over the sick person ⓘ |
| frequency | may be received more than once ⓘ |
| liturgicalSetting |
may be celebrated in a church
ⓘ
may be celebrated in a home ⓘ may be celebrated in a hospital ⓘ |
| matter | blessed oil of the sick ⓘ |
| minister |
bishop
ⓘ
priest ⓘ |
| numberInCatholicSacraments | one of the seven sacraments ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
forgiveness of sins
ⓘ
spiritual strength ⓘ union with the passion of Christ ⓘ |
| recipientCondition |
about to undergo serious surgery
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elderly with frailty ⓘ in danger of death ⓘ seriously ill ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| replacedTerm |
Second Vatican Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Extreme Unction after Second Vatican Council
|
| requires |
at least implicit consent of the recipient
ⓘ
proper intention of the minister ⓘ |
| ritualAction |
anointing with oil on the forehead
ⓘ
anointing with oil on the hands ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | Letter of James 5:14–15 ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose | physical healing if God wills ⓘ |
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sacrament of the Sick
this entity surface form:
Unction of the Sick
this entity surface form:
Roman Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
this entity surface form:
Eastern Orthodox rite of Holy Unction
this entity surface form:
Sacrament of the Sick
this entity surface form:
Eucharist as Viaticum
this entity surface form:
Rite of Anointing and Pastoral Care of the Sick
this entity surface form:
Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
this entity surface form:
sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
subject surface form:
Roman Catholic Church