The difference between the Anointing of the Sick and the last sacrament for a dying person.

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Marilyn Williams wrote:

Hi, guys —

My husband and I have different ideas on what the Anointing of the Sick and the "last sacrament for someone dying" is.

Are they different, or are they the same?

Please explain both.

Thank you for being here by the grace of God for clarification, and have a blessed day.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Williams

{ The difference between the Anointing of the Sick and the last sacrament for a dying person. }

Mary Ann replied:

Marilyn —

They Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament for seriously ill people.
The "last sacraments" for the dying are Confession, Communion, (referred to as Viaticum — "with you on the way"), and the Anointing of the Sick, which has both a spiritual and a physical healing property.

Mary Ann