anointing of the sick

When a priest has been called to attend a person who is already dead, he is not to administer the sacrament of anointing. Instead, he should pray for the dead person, asking that God forgive his or her sins and graciously receive him or her into the kingdom.

If the priest has reason to believe that the person is still living, he anoints him or her.

First he anoints the forehead, saying:

Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit. @

℟. Amen.

Then he anoints the hands, saying:

May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up.

℟. Amen.

The sacramental form is said only once, for the anointing of the forehead and hands, and is not repeated.

(Cf. Pastoral care of the sick nn. 124, 263-264. The sacrament is to be conferred upon sick persons who requested at least implicitly when they were in control of their faculties or when there is a doubt whether the person is dead. Cf. Codex Iuris Canonici cc. 1005-1006)