Anointing of the Sick is a Sacrament of Healing. Anointing of the Sick can be repeated as many times as it is needed. It is mostly used when someone is sick and need to get operated on. Anointing of the Sick is the sacrament received when physically very sick or near death. It is not only for physical healing, but for spiritual healing as well. This is an important sacrament, though it is not often used.
What is the Form?
Form: The form of Anointing of the Sick is the Prayer of the priest or bishop over the sick person for the grace of the Holy Spirit and the forgiveness of sins.
What is the Matter?
Matter: Anointing with Holy Oil, and Imposition of Hands.
Who is the Minister in Anointing of the Sick?
Minister: The Minister of Anointing of the Sick is a priest or bishop.
What is the Rite of Anointing of the Sick?
The Rite of Anointing of the Sick is sins forgiven, grace to face death and judgement, spiritual preparation to die, and if God's will, physical healing.
Explain When the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is Called for:
Anointing of the Sick is called for when those who are seriously ill, at the point of death, or someone about to undergo a serious operation calls for the sacrament. Those who are elderly whose frailty has become worse is also a good reason that the sacrament should be used. These are the two main reasons that Anointing of the Sick is called for.
Include Three Accounts in Scripture of the Apostles Healing the Sick in Jesus' name:
The first occurs in the first few verses of Acts 3. Peter heals a man who had been lame his entire life (we learn later in Acts 4:22 that the man was over 40 years old):
One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!” So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.
The second instance of healing isn’t a story so much as it is a description of life in the early church. In Acts 5:12-16 we learn that the sick were brought to the apostles on the off chance that Peter’s shadow might cross over them and cause them to be healed:
The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade. No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people. Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by impure spirits, and all of them were healed.
Lastly, we have Paul resurrecting a man from the dead in Acts 20:7-12. The man died because Paul talked him to sleep and he fell out of a window:
On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting. Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “He’s alive!” Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. After talking until daylight, he left. The people took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.
Explain How the Anointing of the Sick relates to the Mercy of God:
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the sick helps people who are suffering, just like how Jesus helps people who suffer by saving them and healing them. Jesus not only saves people from sin, but also from physical pain. The Anointing of the Sick is a merciful way that God shows his love for us. The Sacrament is a way in which the Church preforms Gods mercy for those who need it.