Anointing celebrates an encounter with God.(Special Report: The Sacraments, part 6) From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: October 13, 1995| Author: McClory, Robert | COPYRIGHT 1995 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The sacrament of anointing is now used for those seeking healing from a serious illness as well as for those for whom death is imminent. The ritual can be extremely moving when done in public, but is becoming overused in some congregations.

Before the Saturday evening Mass at St. Rose of Lima Church in Gaithersburg, Md., the pastor, Fr. Robert Duggan, announced that a parishioner, a woman well-known in the community, would receive the anointing of the sick during the liturgy. The w...

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