Why the person has to reach the age of reason to be annointed?

[Phemie]

Can. 913 §1. The administration of the Most Holy Eucharist to children requires that they have sufficient knowledge and careful preparation so that they understand the mystery of Christ according to their capacity and are able to receive the body of Christ with faith and devotion.

§2. The Most Holy Eucharist, however, can be administered to children in danger of death if they can distinguish the body of Christ from ordinary food and receive communion reverently.

Can. 914 It is primarily the duty of parents and those who take the place of parents, as well as the duty of pastors, to take care that children who have reached the use of reason are prepared properly** and, after they have made sacramental confession**, are refreshed with this divine food as soon as possible. It is for the pastor to exercise vigilance so that children who have not attained the use of reason or whom he judges are not sufficiently disposed do not approach holy communion

God Bless,
Pat

But that’s a discipline of the Latin Rite Church. There is no dogma that forbids it or the Eastern Rite Catholic Churches wouldn’t be able to confer all three sacraments at the same time to newborns.

If you baptize an adult you don’t make him go to Confession before receiving the other 2 sacraments so Confession is not a sacrament of initiation. It’s only a requirement because the sacraments of initiation in the Latin Rite Church are separated by ~6 years.

 

[runningdude]

It’s because theologically, Baptism, Confirmation and Communion can all be conferred at the same time, not requiring Confession…

If conferred at the same time, confession would be inappropriate and redundant, because baptism washes away all sins more completely than confession alone ever would again. (Though confession along with anointing of the sick comes pretty close!)