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INFIRMUS CUM ECCLESIA

Decree of the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship, giving the new rite for the administration of the sacrament of anointing, authorized by Pope Paul VI on December 7, 1972.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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