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The Sacraments on Healing
An excerpt from The Catechsim of the Catholic Church:
- The Anointing of the Sick
- Its Foundations in the Economy of Salvation
- Who Receives and Who Administers This Sacrament?
- How is This Sacrament Celebrated?
- The Effects of the Celebration of This Sacrament
- Viaticum, the Last Sacrament of the Christian
- In Brief
On the Sacrament of Extreme Unction
From the Fourteenth Session of the Council of Trent, 1545-1563.
Mystery of Holy Anointing (Byzantine Catholic)
In many Byzantine parishes, it's the custom to administer this Sacrament on the Wednesday of Holy Week. For a good history of the practice and meaning, see:
- Mirovanije: The Anointing With Holy Oil
Apostolic Constitution on the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
Issued in 1972 by Pope Paul VI.
Instruction on Prayers for Healing
A helpful 2000 clarification from the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Christian Funerals
An excerpt from The Catechism of the Catholic Church:
- The Christian's Last Passover
- The Celebration of Funerals
The Office of Christian Burial with Divine Liturgy (Byzantine Catholic)
How funeral Masses are celebrated in the Byzantine Rite of the Catholic Church.