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The Sacrament Essentials  

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The Sacrament Essentials are: * Laying on of hands. * Prayer of faith. * Anointing with blessed oil. * Faith is an important factor in saving those who are ill. People that are anointed include; those who are dangerously ill through sickness or old age, people facing surgery for a dangerous illness, elderly people who are weak, but not critically ill, children who will be comforted by the sacrament and sick people who are unconscious, if they would have asked for the sacrament when they were conscious. Also sick children may be anointed if they are comforted by the sacrament. Dead bodies are not anointed; the prayers for the dead are said instead. The Rite of Ceremony of the Anointing of the Sick. 1. Greeting and blessing with holy water. The priest explains the sacrament and reads James 5, 14-15. 2. Reconciliation. The person may confess his or her sins. This may have been done previously. 3. Reading from...

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