Can a priest anoint himself?

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Can the priest say,
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,Love of God the father and fellowship of the holy spirit be upon me
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I don’t think so and I have never heard of a priest doing that. He can’t even say "May Almighty God Bless US at the end of Mass. God Bless. Memaw
 
Memaw said:
He can’t even say "May Almighty God Bless US at the end of Mass. God Bless. Memaw
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Eh,er, I have never attended a roman rite mass. In the syromalabar rite, the final blessing is called huthama. It varies according to feast and liturgical season, but the one used on normal sundays is as follows:
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kurishadayalam vayhiyay NAM samraksitharay theeratte,mudritarayi bhavikkatte,ippozhum eppozhum ennekkum,Amen

May WE be marked and protected by the Sign of the Cross. Now,always and forever,amen.
 
Nope. He cannot administer the sacraments to himself, with the only exception being the Eucharist.
 
Is it possible for a priest to anoint himself, and confess to another for some important reason?
 
Jack007 said:
Is it possible for a priest to anoint himself, and confess to another for some important reason?
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No. It is not possible for a priest to anoint himself. There’s no other answer, besides no.

Can he confess to another priest? Of course, always.
 
Jack007 said:
I see that he cant. Why cant he?

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Quite simply, the Sacrament of Anointing does not work that way.

Most Sacraments must be administered and received. The minister and the recipient must be different persons. (Yes, Communion is the exception).

Part of the reason why he cannot anoint himself is because anointing can bring about forgiveness & absolution. A priest cannot “reconcile himself” (ministerially speaking). Just as a priest cannot hear his own confession and absolve himself, he cannot anoint himself.

In the Epistle of St James, the sick person is anointed by the priest—the sick person does not anoint himself.
 
FrDavid96 said:
Quite simply, the Sacrament of Anointing does not work that way.

Most Sacraments must be administered and received. The minister and the recipient must be different persons. (Yes, Communion is the exception).

Part of the reason why he cannot anoint himself is because anointing can bring about forgiveness & absolution. A priest cannot “reconcile himself” (ministerially speaking). Just as a priest cannot hear his own confession and absolve himself, he cannot anoint himself.

In the Epistle of St James, the sick person is anointed by the priest—the sick person does not anoint himself.
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I understand now. Thank you.

And now, the only question that remains is this.
 
Thanks Father David for joining the thread and providing the answers to the ?.
Mary.
 
Jack007 said:
I understand now. Thank you.

And now, the only question that remains is this.
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See post #20
FrDavid96 said:
In individual recitation of the Hours, the closing is
“May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.”

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That’s what a priest (or anyone else, for that matter) says at the closing of the Liturgy of the Hours, when it’s prayed in private.

Therefore, it’s a “given” that a priest can indeed say those words.
 
Jamma said:
Sorry about this. I had not seen your reply.
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FrDavid96:
See post #20

That’s what a priest (or anyone else, for that matter) says at the closing of the Liturgy of the Hours, when it’s prayed in private.

Therefore, it’s a “given” that a priest can indeed say those words.
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I see that he can say
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life.
But can he say
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, love of God the Father and fellowship of the Holy Spirit be upon me.
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