Catechism Paragraph 1518
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
Word and sacrament form an indivisible whole. the Liturgy of the Word, preceded by an act of repentance, opens the celebration. the words of Christ, the witness of the apostles, awaken the faith of the sick person and of the community to ask the Lord for the strength of his Spirit.