Catechism Paragraph 1516
Part 2:
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY
Section 2: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
Chapter 2: THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING
Article 5: THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Section 2: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
Chapter 2: THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING
Article 5: THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Only priests (bishops and presbyters) are ministers of the Anointing of the Sick.[130] It is the duty of pastors to instruct the faithful on the benefits of this sacrament. the faithful should encourage the sick to call for a priest to receive this sacrament. the sick should prepare themselves to receive it with good dispositions, assisted by their pastor and the whole ecclesial community, which is invited to surround the sick in a special way through their prayers and fraternal attention.
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Cf. Council of Trent (1551): DS 1697; 1719; CIC, Can. 1003; CCEO, Can. 739 # 1.