PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is a Sacrament of the Catholic Church which celebrates our faith in the healing touch of Christ in our lives. Does healing always take place? In the Sacrament, we pray that the sick person be healed in body, soul and spirit. The Sacrament offers forgiveness and healing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jesus came to heal the whole person, body and soul. In the Church’s Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, throughthe ministry of the priest, it is Jesus who touches the sick to heal them from sin – and sometimes even from physical ailment. His cures were signs of the arrival of the Kingdom of God.

Detailed explanation-3: -The proper oil or “matter” used in the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is specifically identified as the “oil of the sick (’oleum infirmorum’), ‘’ olive oil (or some other approved plant oil) blessed by the bishop at the Chrism Mass during Holy Week.

Detailed explanation-4: -Only bishops and priests may be ministers of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. A penitential rite followed by the Liturgy of the Word opens the celebration. Scripture awakens the faith of the sick and family members and friends to pray to Christ for the strength of his Holy Spirit.