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1511 The Church believes and confesses that among the seven sacraments there is one especially intended to strengthen those who are being tried by illness, the Anointing of the Sick:

This sacred anointing of the sick was instituted by Christ our Lord as a true and proper sacrament of the New Testament. It is alluded to indeed by Mark, but is recommended to the faithful and promulgated by James the apostle and brother of the Lord. ¹²⁵

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PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY

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SECTION TWO: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH

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CHAPTER TWO: THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING

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ARTICLE 5: THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK

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I. ITS FOUNDATIONS IN THE ECONOMY OF SALVATION

Notes for the above paragraph:

125 Council Of Trent (1551): DS 1695; cf. Mk 6:13; Jas 5:14-15.

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