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1519 The celebration of the sacrament includes the following principal elements: the "priests of the Church" ¹³³ - in silence - lay hands on the sick; they pray over them in the faith of the Church ¹³⁴ - this is the epiclesis proper to this sacrament; they then anoint them with oil blessed, if possible, by the bishop. These liturgical actions indicate what grace this sacrament confers upon the sick.

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PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY

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CHAPTER TWO: THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING

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ARTICLE 5: THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Notes for the above paragraph:

133 Jas 5:14.

134 Cf. Jas 5:15.

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