89 For "by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church ... anointing with the oil of catechumens signifies cleansing and strengthening; the anointing of ...

The preeminent way that Jesus continues to show his care for the sick and suffering through the church is by the sacrament of anointing of the sick, which Jesus himself instituted. “So they (the ...

Anointing oil, deeply rooted in biblical history, is a symbol of the Holy Spirit ... advocates for the anointing of the sick ...