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Anointing of the Sick

From the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Simplified

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To Raise up the Sick (1499)

By this sacred anointing, the Church asks the glorified Lord to raise up and save the sick person. The person is asked to help the Church by their union with Christ's sufferings and death (Second Vatican Council).

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