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Order of the Anointing of the Sick and Their Pastoral Care

The Order of the Anointing of the Sick and Their Pastoral Care (Bilingual Edition also available) from Catholic Book Publishing is an essential liturgical resource for priests, deacons, chaplains, parish ministers, and all who participate in the Church's ministry to the sick, the elderly, and those nearing the end of life. Featuring the complete approved ritual text in English, this beautifully produced edition enables ministers to celebrate the Sacraments and pastoral rites with reverence, confidence, and pastoral sensitivity in English speaking communities.

The Church teaches that Christ remains close to those who suffer, offering strength, healing, forgiveness, and peace through the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. This ritual book faithfully presents the liturgical texts and pastoral guidance needed to minister to individuals and families during times of illness, hospitalization, advanced age, and the final stages of life.

The volume includes the complete Order of the Anointing of the Sick, along with the Pastoral Care of the Sick, providing rites and prayers for a variety of pastoral situations. Among its contents are the rites for visiting and bringing Holy Communion to the sick, Communion as Viaticum, the celebration of the Sacrament of Anointing within Mass or outside Mass, continuous rites of Penance, Anointing, and Viaticum, prayers for the dying, commendation of the dying, emergency rites, and an extensive collection of Scripture readings, intercessions, blessings, and pastoral prayers.

Key Features

• Complete approved ritual text in English (Bilingual Edition available)
• Durable, high-quality binding for frequent pastoral use.
• Clear, easy-to-follow page layout.
• Comprehensive pastoral notes and rubrics.
• Prayers and rites for hospitals, nursing homes, homes, and parish settings.
• Scripture readings, litanies, blessings, and intercessions.
• Ideal for priests, deacons, chaplains, seminarians, and pastoral caregivers.

As parishes continue to grow, this edition provides a practical and dignified way to celebrate the Church's healing ministry while serving people who are in need of pastoral care. Whether ministering in hospitals, hospice care, assisted-living facilities, or private homes, clergy and pastoral ministers will appreciate having this vital resource available in one authoritative volume.

Published with the quality and craftsmanship that have distinguished Catholic Book Publishing for generations, this bilingual edition serves as a trusted companion for one of the Church's most compassionate ministries. It reminds both ministers and the faithful that Christ is present in suffering and continues to bring hope, comfort, healing, and grace through the Sacraments of His Church.

The large edition of the Order of the Anointing of the Sick and their Pastoral Care from Catholic Book Publishing contains the complete text of the official
Rites, including, Anointing of the Sick under various circumstances, and Pastoral Care of the Dying (Viaticum within and outside Mass, Commendation
of the Dying, Prayers for the Dead, and Rites for Exceptional Circumstances). Printed in two colors and in large type, the Large Edition of the Order of
the Anointing of the Sick and their Pastoral Care from Catholic Book Publishing also includes two ribbon markers and is durably bound in a green cloth cover.
An indispensable resource for all to whom is entusted the pastoral care of the sick.

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