Anointing of the Sick is intended for anyone who is seriously ill, for people in danger of dying, and for people who have to undergo a dangerous operation, for instance. In this sacrament, God wants to give us strength, peace and courage to bear illness and injury, and sometimes also to be cured.
The priest uses blessed oil for the Anointing of the Sick. People sometimes call this ‘last rites’ or ‘extreme unction’. However, the Eucharist and not the Anointing of the Sick is the last sacrament that a person receives before death, if he is capable of it.
