Question about anointing someone

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I just want to say that I’m not ill.
My question is would i need to take the blood or the body to receive the sacrament at the time of my illness because my parish has requested that the priest at our major trama center in Portland Oregon do the anointing of the sick for people who are in shunt failure or anyone in danger of death during surgery

Again just a question.
 
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It doesn’t matter whether you receive one Species or two, you still receive the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ whole and entire. C.f. Council of Trent.
 
Catholic361 said:
I just want to say that I’m not ill.
My question is would i need to take the blood or the body to receive the sacrament at the time of my illness because my parish has requested that the priest at our major trama center in Portland Oregon do the anointing of the sick for people who are in shunt failure or anyone in danger of death during surgery

Again just a question.
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Some persons can properly receive the Anointing of the Sick. Holy Communion is an independent sacrament.

CIC Canon Law
Can. 1004 §1. The anointing of the sick can be administered to a member of the faithful who, having reached the use of reason, begins to be in danger due to sickness or old age.
§2. This sacrament can be repeated if the sick person, having recovered, again becomes gravely ill or if the condition becomes more grave during the same illness.
Can. 1005 This sacrament is to be administered in a case of doubt whether the sick person has attained the use of reason, is dangerously ill, or is dead.
Can. 1006 This sacrament is to be conferred on the sick who at least implicitly requested it when they were in control of their faculties.
Can. 1007 The anointing of the sick is not to be conferred upon those who persevere obstinately in manifest grave sin.
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Traditionally, Last rites for someone dying included Confession, Eucharist and Extreme Unction. Eucharist, also called Viaticum in this situation, is the most important part of this, but this was the only time most people encountered Extreme Unction.

After Vatican II, the theology of Extreme Unction went back to its roots, the passage in the letter of St James:
Is anyone among you sick?
He should summon the presbyters of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint [him] with oil in the name of the Lord.
James 5:14
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It is used now for people who have deadly illnesses, even if they are not in immediate danger. Viaticum, the last Eucharist, does not accompany it unless there is an immediate danger. It is no longer just part of the Last Rite, an unction in extremis, but is also used in other situations.
 
Catholic361 said:
I just want to say that I’m not ill.
My question is would i need to take the blood or the body to receive the sacrament at the time of my illness because my parish has requested that the priest at our major trama center in Portland Oregon do the anointing of the sick for people who are in shunt failure or anyone in danger of death during surgery

Again just a question.
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Do you mean that you have not received First Holy Communion yet so you are wondering if that would be a barrier to receiving an anointing?
 
Anointing and Eucharist are two different sacraments.

A person can be anointed without receiving communion.

You’ve started several threads on this, I’m not sure what the actual issue is??
 
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No issue it was just a question that all
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And of course, ask any question you want. It’s just that people would like to help you, but find your post a bit confusing.

Could you explain what is worrying you, or if not actually worrying you, what isn’t clear to you?
 
Just curious about what it pertains to and how it could be done meaning my family isn’t Catholic was very upset/uncomfortable that I am catholic and that I followed His call to come home to the Faith. Could it be done without them having to know? No I’m not ill but would just like to know what the process is and what i would need to do at the time of my illness. My illness is one that has a shunt and when it fails it is a medical problem that I can die from during surgery if it is not fixed right away or in time.
 
You don’t need to tell anyone that you’re being anointed.

I’ve received this sacrament once. Only the priest and I were present. Nobody knew about it beforehand. Even now, few people know it happened.
 
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Yes, you can (and should) be anointed before surgery (or before if there is a risk of your shunt failing any time soon); and, no, no one else except you, the priest and anyone you ask the the hospital/parish to call the priest needs to know.

As far as receiving the eucharist is concerned, as others have said, receiving it isn’t part of the rite of anointing although it can be included at the end. If your unable to hold anything down (not even liquids) an option might be for the priest to just give you a small fragment of the host (about the size of a thumbtack) or a drop of the precious blood which you can swallow (assuming you’re not likely to vomit it back up). This is something you might be better asking the medical staff about though. Regardless, just trust that the hospital chaplain knows what he’s doing.
 
In another thread someone held forth that one need not be anointed each time one has surgery.

My answer to that is that is if you are going under a general anesthesia, you might behoove yourself to get anointed before surgery: There is a reason why anesthesiologists have some of the highest malpractice insurance rates.

Just sayin".
 
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