Can The Anointing of the Sick be done at any parish church

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I know that in the case of baptisms and weddings they must take place in your residential parish church unless given specific permission by your parish priest to have them in another parish.

Does this also apply to The Anointing of the Sick?
 
I don’t think there’s a restriction that Anointing of the Sick must be done in your home parish or with permission of your pastor.

However, if you’re planning to go to another parish church for it, I would check with their pastor on whether he has requirements because some pastors around here ask people to sign up in advance to be anointed at a Mass.
 
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Does this also apply to The Anointing of the Sick?
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No. The ritual book that includes the Sacrament of Anointing has descriptions for anointing in Mass, at hospitals and institutions, and in emergencies. If you need anointed, then you need anointed!

But, if you’re seriously ill enough to require anointing, it might not be a bad idea to let your parish priest know your situation.
 
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No, it does not.

Anointing of the Sick is the one Sacarment that does not require catechesis before hand.

And like Communion and Confession (after First Confession and First Communion) can be received anywhere and by any priest.
 
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Anointing of the Sick is the one Sacarment that does not require catechesis before hand.
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Baptism doesn’t if you’re baptized as an infant.
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Yes, but the parents typically go through pre-Jordan in that instance
 
Thanks everyone. I’ve recently been diagnosed with cancer and will require chemotherapy and surgery and so I would like to go ahead with the Anointing of the Sick. I would prefer it done privately with the priest rather than at Mass.
 
I’ ll include you in my prayers, Thistle…
 
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Thanks everyone. I’ve recently been diagnosed with cancer and will require chemotherapy and surgery and so I would like to go ahead with the Anointing of the Sick. I would prefer it done privately with the priest rather than at Mass.
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My God Bless you and take care of you.

And yes, you can do it one on one.

I think that the reason why some priests have a communal service are for the people who receive the sacrament on a regular basis
 
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No, anointing of the sick can occur anywhere. In fact canon law encourages priests to carry the oils with them in case of an emergency.
 
Sorry to hear that, thistle. I’ll be praying for you. I will invoke Padre Pio and St. Peregrine.

There may be a particular priest who provides these services at your hospital, so you might ask about it there. I know where I’m from they have priests assigned to cover the secular hospitals.
 
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I’m not in hospital yet. Some scans on Friday to see if it has spread and then final decision if immediate surgery first then chemo or chemo first to reduce the mass before surgery.
Actually Padre Pio is the one I am praying to daily.
 
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I know that in the case of baptisms and weddings they must take place in your residential parish church unless given specific permission by your parish priest to have them in another parish.

Does this also apply to The Anointing of the Sick?
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No. Sacraments that may be received many times (Communion, Confession, Anointing) may be received by the properly disposed from any valid priest anywhere in the world.
 
Be sure the hospital has you listed as Catholic (do this when you are admitted) so the Priests/EMHCs who covert that hospital are aware you are there.
 
So sorry to hear. I will pray for you.

In the places I have been, I have almost never heard of Anointing being done during Mass. It’s generally done privately outside of Mass (excepting the one parish I knew that would do a “Mass of healing” and invite anyone with a cold or a hang nail to receive Anointing).
 
Lots of parishes have done regular Healing Masses with anointing. It’s generally not people with a cold or hangnail. It’s elderly people, cancer patients, people in wheelchairs and the like. My dad was a partially paralyzed stroke victim for the last decade of his life, and my mom used to take him to these Masses. There was nothing charismatic about them as my mom couldn’t stand that stuff and wouldn’t have attended if it was that. Just a plain vanilla Mass with anointing afterwards.

In recent years I have seen some parishes want you to sign up in advance for the anointing. I presume that’s first of all so the priest knows how many people to expect and can plan accordingly, and second, so that people with colds and hangnails who also aren’t elderly don’t just show up expecting to get anointed. Also there are likely people who look visibly okay but have serious conditions that don’t show, like my friend with severe diabetes.
 
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Lots of parishes have done regular Healing Masses with anointing. It’s generally not people with a cold or hangnail. It’s elderly people, cancer patients, people in wheelchairs and the like.
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I do realize that it works that way in many places (as it should). For this particular parish, anyone who wanted to could go receive anointing for any reason.
 
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