The sacrament of anointing of the sick is rooted in the human experience of sickness and death and is part of lifelong Christian conversion. It involves laying on of hands by a priest, prayers of the church, and anointing with oil. Its effects include renewal of faith, strength against temptation, and uniting suffering to Christ's passion. It is given to those in danger of death or departing from this life and fortifies the end of earthly life.

1. 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.

2. THE CHURCH
FOLLOWING THE
EXAMPLE OF CHRIST
CARES FOR AND PRAYS
FOR THE SICK.

3. 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.

4. RITE OF THE THIS SACRAMENT
LITURGY OF THE WORD
ACT OF REPENTANCE
CONSISTS OF LAYING ON OF HANDS BY A PRIEST
THE PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH
ANOINTING WITH THE OIL OF THE SICK

5. 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

6. 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

7. ECCLESIAL GRACE
BY CELEBRATING
THIS SACRAMENT
THE CHURCH INTERCEDES
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
SICK PERSON
HENCE CONTRIBUTING
TO THE SANTIFICATION
OF THE CHURCH

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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.