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Find prayers and rites for the sacrament of anointing of the sick in different situations, such as before surgery, for a child, or in a hospital or institution. Learn how to greet, instruct, anoint, and bless the sick person with the oil of healing and peace.
Learn about the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, in which Jesus touches the sick to heal them from sin and sometimes from physical ailment. Find out when and how to receive this sacrament, and what are its effects and benefits.
Extreme Unction is a true sacrament instituted by Christ and proclaimed by St. James. It is administered by anointing with blessed oil accompanied by prayer. Only a priest can validly administer it. It can be received by any baptized person who has reached the age of reason and is on account of sickness or age in danger of death.
Learn about the purpose, graces, and effects of the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, which is a sign of God's love and mercy for the sick and suffering. Find out how to receive this sacrament and what prayers are used in it.
The anointing of the sick conveys several graces and imparts gifts of strengthening in the Holy Spirit against anxiety, discouragement, and temptation, and conveys peace and fortitude (CCC 1520). These graces flow from the atoning death of Jesus Christ, for “this was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, ‘He took our infirmities ...
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.
'Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven' (James 5, 14-15).
