Editing Anointing of the sick (section)

====Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite (1972)====
The [[Roman Rite]] Anointing of the Sick, as revised in 1972, puts greater stress than in the immediately preceding centuries on the sacrament's aspect of healing, primarily spiritual but also physical, and points to the place sickness holds in the normal life of Christians and its part in the redemptive work of the Church.<ref name=ODCC/> Canon law permits its administration to a Catholic who has reached the [[Person (Catholic canon law)#Age of reason|age of reason]] and is beginning to be put in danger by illness or old age,<ref>"The anointing of the sick can be administered to any member of the faithful who, having reached the use of reason, begins to be in danger by reason of illness or old age" ([http://www.intratext.com/IXT/ENG0017/_P3L.HTM Code of Canon Law, canon 1004 §1]).</ref> unless the person in question obstinately persists in a manifestly grave sin.<ref>Thus, it is a "sacrament of the living" meaning that one, unless unconscious, must be in the state of grace to receive it fruitfully. If a Catholic were to receive it in the state of mortal sin, it would be a [[sacrilege]].  However, the graces of the sacrament would revive once said person received [[absolution]] in the sacrament of [[penance]].
 [http://www.intratext.com/IXT/ENG0017/_P3L.HTM Code of Canon Law, canon 1007]</ref> "If there is any doubt as to whether the sick person has reached the use of reason, or is dangerously ill, or is dead, this sacrament is to be administered".<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.intratext.com/IXT/ENG0017/_P3L.HTM| title = Code of Canon Law, canon 1005}}</ref> There is an obligation to administer it to the sick who, when they were in possession of their faculties, at least implicitly asked for it.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.intratext.com/IXT/ENG0017/_P3L.HTM| title = Code of Canon Law, canon 1006}}</ref> A new illness or a renewal or worsening of the first illness enables a person to receive the sacrament a further time.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.intratext.com/IXT/ENG0017/_P3L.HTM| title = Code of Canon Law, canon 1004 §2}}</ref>

The ritual book on pastoral care of the sick provides three rites:<ref>Pastoral Care of the Sick, 97</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=September 2015}} anointing outside Mass,<ref>Pastoral Care of the Sick, 111-130</ref> anointing within Mass,<ref>Pastoral Care of the Sick, 131-148</ref> and anointing in a hospital or institution.<ref>Pastoral Care of the Sick, 149-160</ref> The rite of anointing outside Mass begins with a greeting by the priest, followed by sprinkling of all present with holy water, if deemed desirable, and a short instruction.<ref>Pastoral Care of the Sick, 115-117</ref> There follows a penitential act, as at the beginning of Mass.<ref>Pastoral Care of the Sick, 118</ref> If the sick person wishes to receive the sacrament of penance, it is preferable that the priest make himself available for this during a previous visit; but if the sick person must confess during the celebration of the sacrament of anointing, this confession replaces the penitential rite<ref>Pastoral Care of the Sick, 113</ref> A passage of Scripture is read, and the priest may give a brief explanation of the reading, a short litany is said, and the priest lays his hands on the head of the sick person and then says a prayer of thanksgiving over the already blessed oil or, if necessary, blesses the oil himself.<ref>Pastoral Care of the Sick, 119-123</ref>

The actual anointing of the sick person is done on the forehead, with the prayer: "Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit", and on the hands, with the prayer "May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up". To each prayer the sick person, if able, responds: "Amen."<ref name="Pastoral Care of the Sick, 124">Pastoral Care of the Sick, 124</ref>

It is permitted, in accordance with local culture and traditions and the condition of the sick person, to anoint other parts of the body in addition, such as the area of pain or injury, but without repeating the sacramental form.<ref name="Pastoral Care of the Sick, 124"/>  In case of emergency, a single anointing, if possible but not absolutely necessary if not possible on the forehead, is sufficient.<ref>Pastoral Care of the Sick, 23</ref>