246. Bishops and priests anoint the sick

Bishops and priests anoint the sick

YOUCAT Catechism + Catechism of the Catholic Church Lesson 246

Ave Maria series

246  Who can administer the Anointing of the Sick?

Administering the Anointing of the Sick is reserved to bishops and priests, for it is Christ who acts through them by virtue of their ordination.  [1516, 1530]

Anointing of the sick at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church.…..246

“Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit…May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up.”  --From the Rite of the Anointing of the Sick

 [1516, 1530]

1516 Only priests (bishops and presbyters) are ministers of the Anointing of the Sick.( Compare Council Of Trent (1551): Denzinger-Schonmetzrt 1697; 1719; Codes Iuris Canonice, Can. 1003; CCEO, Can. 739 § 1.)¹³¹ It is the duty of pastors to instruct the faithful on the benefits of this sacrament. The faithful should encourage the sick to call for a priest to receive this sacrament. The sick should prepare themselves to receive it with good dispositions, assisted by their pastor and the whole ecclesial community, which is invited to surround the sick in a special way through their prayers and fraternal attention.

IN BRIEF

1530 Only priests (presbyters and bishops) can give the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, using oil blessed by the bishop, or if necessary by the celebrating presbyter himself. –CCC

Sacrament  Anointing of the SIick