Anointing of the Sick
Part 2 Historical and Cultural Issues
Chapter 20 Summary History of Anointing
Preliminary Questions
Have you ever been seriously ill? Have you ever been anointed? How many times? How would you describe the experience? Who was present at the anointing? How did you feel during and after the celebration?
How do you feel when you are sick? How do you feel when you are ministered to? How do you feel when you are getting well?
Have you witnessed the sacramental anointing of a sick person? What did you experience? What did the sick person, in your opinion, experience? Have you had the experience of a communal anointing?
What is your favorite passage of Scripture where Jesus heals someone?
What have you been taught about the meaning of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick? In what ways does your understanding of the sacramental and liturgical ministry to the sick complement what you have learned in your Clinical Pastoral Education unit(s)? In what areas does there seem to be a discrepancy? What is the difference between the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and Extreme Unction? What is Viaticum?
1. Apostolic [0-399]
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2. Patristic [400-799]
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3. Early Medieval [800-1199]
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4. Medieval [1200-1299]
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5. Late Medieval [1300-1499]
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6. Reformation [1500-1699]
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7. After Trent [1700-1899]
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8. Before Vatican II [1900-1959]
Extreme Unction is the best way to prepare for death.
9. Vatican II [1960-1975]
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10. After Vatican II [1975-2050]
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