Pastoral Care of the Sick

In 1983, the second English translation of the pastoral care rites was released for liturgical and pastoral ministry. These rites deal with those who are sick or dying, and their loved ones. The following outline covers about a hundred posts put up on this web site in 2008-09.

General Introduction (1-41)

• Human Sickness and its Meaning in the Mystery of Salvation (1-4)
• Anointing of the Sick (5-7)
• Recipients of Anointing (8-12)
• Requesting the Sacrament and Giving It (13-15)
• The Minister of Anointing (16-19)
• The Oil of the Sick and its Preparation (20-22)
• How To Anoint (23-25)
• Viaticum (26-29)
• Continuous Rite (Penance, Anointing, Viaticum; Confirmation if needed) (30-31)
• Ministry of the Baptized (32-34)
• Clergy and Catechesis (35-37)
• Adaptations of Bishops (38-39)
• Adaptations of Ministers (40-41)

Part I Pastoral Care of the Sick

Introduction (42-53)

• Caring for the Sick, a Ministry (42-43)
• Role of the Clergy (44-45)
• Visits to the Sick (46)
• Sick Children (47-50)
• Communion and Anointing of the Sick (51-53)

Visits to the Sick (54-61)

• Visits to the Sick, a Pattern (54)
• Ministry of the Sick (55-56)
• Visiting the Sick (57-61)

Visits to a Sick Child (62-70)

• Visits (62-65)
• Rituals (66-70)

Communion of the Sick (71-96)

• Communion to the Sick (71-72)
• Connections to Sunday and the Community (73)
• Bringing Communion (74)
• Celebrating Other Sacraments (75-80)
• Communion of the Sick (81-91)
• Communion in a Hospital or Institution (92-96)

Anointing of the Sick (97-160)

• Anointing of the Sick (97)
• Catechesis on Anointing (98)
• When To Anoint, With Whom (99)
• Preparations for  Anointing (100)
• Anointing With Penance & Eucharist (101)
• Repeating Anointing and Thanksgiving (102-103)
• Three Aspects of Anointing (104-107)
• Anointing With a Large Congregation (108-110)
• Anointing Outside of Mass, Introduction (111-114)
• Introductory Rites for Anointing (115-116)
• Instruction and Mercy (117-118)
• Liturgy of the Word (119-120)
• Litany of Anointing (121)
• Laying Hands & Prayer (122-123)
• The Body Is Anointed (124)
• Prayers and Communion After Anointing (125-130)

For anointing at Mass …

• Introduction (131-133)
• The Ritual Mass for Anointing (134)
• Introductory Rites (135-136)
• Liturgy of the Word and Anointing (137-142)
• Liturgy of the Eucharist and Concluding Rites (143-148)

Other considerations:

• Anointing in a Hospital or Institution (149-153)
• Abbreviated Rite (154-160)

Part II Pastoral Care of the Dying

Introduction (161-174)

• The Focus of Ministry to the Dying (161)
• The Ministries of Viaticum (162-163)
• Viaticum, Two Forms (164)
• Commendation and Prayers (165-166)
• Rites for Exceptional Circumstances (167)
• Care of a Dying Child (168-169)
• Lay Ministry to a Dying Child (170)
• Preparation, Renewal, Prayer (171)
• Sacraments for the Dying Child (172)
• A Child’s Proximate Death (173-174)

Viaticum (175-211)

• Introduction to Viaticum (175)
• Preparations for Viaticum (176)
• Viaticum at Mass (177-178)
• Faith and Peace (179-180)
• Both Forms of Communion (181-182)
• Is Viaticum Repeated? (183)
• Viaticum Within Mass (184-185)
• Viaticum Outside Mass (186-188)
• Ritual Mass of Viaticum (189-196)
• Rites for Viaticum Outside of Mass (197-211)

Commendation of the Dying (212-222)

• Commendation of the Dying (212)
• Christian Responsibility to the Dying (213)
• Texts And How To Proclaim Them (214-216)
• Scriptures at the Time of Death (217-218)
• Litany of the Saints (219)
• Prayers of Commendation, Prayers After Death (220-222)

Prayers for the Dead (223-231)

• Prayers for the Dead, Introduction (223-225)
• Prayers for the Dead, Rituals (226-231)

Rites for Exceptional Circumstances (232-296)

• Exceptional Circumstances, Introduction (232)
• Exceptional Circumstances Outlined (233-235)
• Penance/Anointing/Viaticum Introduction (236)
• Introduction to the Continuous Rite, Continued (237-238)
• Introductory Rites (239-240)
• Penitential Options (241-243)
• Profession of Faith/Litany/Confirmation (244-246)
• Anointing/Viaticum/Peace (247-258)

 

• Rite for Emergencies (259-260)
• Sacramental Priorities (261-262)
• After Death (263)
• Emergency Rites (264-274)
• Christian Initiation for the Dying (275)
• Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist (276-277)
• Recovery and Children (278-280)
• Brief Instruction and Dialogue (281-282)
• Liturgy of the Word (283-284)
• Liturgy of Christian Initiation (285-291)
• Viaticum and Concluding Rites (292-296)

Part III readings, responses, and verses from Sacred Scripture.

• Scriptures for the Pastoral Care Rites (297-298)

Appendix

• Rite of Penance for the Sick and Dying (299-305)