317. Who administers this sacrament?
(Comp
317) This sacrament can be administered only by priests (bishops or
presbyters).
“In brief”
(CCC 1530) Only priests (presbyters and bishops) can give
the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, using oil blessed by the bishop, or
if necessary by the celebrating presbyter himself.
To deepen and explain
(CCC 1516) Only priests (bishops and presbyters) are
ministers of the Anointing of the Sick (Cf. Council of Trent (1551): DS 1697;
1719; CIC, Can. 1003; CCEO, Can. 739 § 1). It is the duty of pastors to
instruct the faithful on the benefits of this sacrament. The faithful should
encourage the sick to call for a priest to receive this sacrament. The sick
should prepare themselves to receive it with good dispositions, assisted by
their pastor and the whole ecclesial community, which is invited to surround
the sick in a special way through their prayers and fraternal attention.
Reflection
(CCC 2448) "In its various forms - material
deprivation, unjust oppression, physical and psychological illness and death - human misery is the obvious sign of the
inherited condition of frailty and need for salvation in which man finds
himself as a consequence of original sin. This misery elicited the compassion
of Christ the Savior, who willingly took it upon himself and identified himself
with the least of his brethren. Hence, those who are oppressed by poverty are
the object of a preferential love on
the part of the Church which, since her origin and in spite of the failings of
many of her members, has not ceased to work for their relief, defense, and liberation
through numerous works of charity which remain
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