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Posted: Thu Nov 16th, 2006 11:36 pm |
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| is it ok for someone not catholic to be anointed with oil by a catholic? does it matter if he it is a priest that does it? is this always a sacrament anytime someone prays with you using oil? can laypeople buy prayer oils at bookstores and apply it in praying for friends? what makes it a sacrament or not. I was at an even once where people were receiving oil on their foreheads for prayer after the event was over and i asked the priest if i could receive it since i was not yet Catholic and he said that i could. Another time I askied someone to pray for me and he used oil on my hands and forehead, but his was in the privacy of his own office.
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Posted: Fri Nov 17th, 2006 02:25 am |
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brian wrote: is it ok for someone not catholic to be anointed with oil by a catholic? does it matter if he it is a priest that does it? is this always a sacrament anytime someone prays with you using oil? can laypeople buy prayer oils at bookstores and apply it in praying for friends? what makes it a sacrament or not. I was at an even once where people were receiving oil on their foreheads for prayer after the event was over and i asked the priest if i could receive it since i was not yet Catholic and he said that i could. Another time I askied someone to pray for me and he used oil on my hands and forehead, but his was in the privacy of his own office.
Yes, anyone may be blessed with blessed oil, and anyone may do the blessing. Non-Catholics are only restricted from receiving sacraments and participating in certain ministries.
An anointing as part of a sacrament can only be performed by a priest and only during specific ceremonies (baptism, confirmation, ordination, certain consecrations, anointing of the sick). It requires oil consecrated by the bishop and made of certain specified materials. Any natural oil may be blessed by any priest and, like other sacramentals, it becomes dedicated to use in the praise and worship of God. Any excess oil should be burned, not used to fry fish.
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mg57
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Posted: Sat Jan 13th, 2007 11:05 pm |
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Brian -
To further clarify regarding your question(s), a Church document which speaks directly these issues is the following -
INSTRUCTION
ON CERTAIN QUESTIONS REGARDING
THE COLLABORATION OF THE NON-ORDAINED
FAITHFUL IN THE SACRED MINISTRY OF PRIEST
August 15, 1997
http://benedettoxvi.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/laity/
documents/rc_con_interdic_doc_15081997_en.html
Article 9
The Apostolate to the Sick
1. In this area, the non-ordained faithful can often provide valuable collaboration. (102) Innumerable works of charity to the sick are constantly provided by the non-ordained faithful either individually or through community apostolates. These constitute an important Christian presence to sick and suffering of the greatest importance. The non-ordained faithful particularly assist the sick by being with them in difficult moments, encouraging them to receive the Sacraments of Penance and the Anointing of the Sick, by helping them to have the disposition to make a good individual confession as well as to prepare them to receive the Anointing of the Sick. In using sacramentals, the non-ordained faithful should ensure that these are in no way regarded as sacraments whose administration is proper and exclusive to the Bishop and to the priest. Since they are not priests, in no instance may the non-ordained perform anointings either with the Oil of the Sick or ony other oil.
2. With regard to the administration of this sacrament, ecclesiastical legislation reiterates the theologically certain doctrine and the age old usage of the Church (103) which regards the priest as its only valid minister. (104) This norm is completely coherent with the theological mystery signified and realized by means of priestly service.
It must also be affirmed that the reservation of the ministry of Anointing to the priest is related to the connection of this sacrament to the forgiveness of sin and the worthy reception of the Holy Eucharist. No other person may act as ordinary or extraordinary minister of the sacrament since such constitutes simulation of the sacrament. (105)
(104) Cf. Canon 1003.1.
(105) Cf. Canons 1379 and 392.2.
Code Of Canon Law – http://www.intratext.com/X/ENG0017.htm
Co-authored by the Congregations for :
The Doctrine Of The Faith
The Clergy
Pontifical Council for the Laity
Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Congregation For Bishops
For the Evangelization of Peoples
Institutes of Consecrated Life & Societies of Apostolic Life
Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts
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Posted: Sat Jan 13th, 2007 11:53 pm |
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In using sacramentals, the non-ordained faithful should ensure that these are in no way regarded as sacraments whose administration is proper and exclusive to the Bishop and to the priest. Since they are not priests, in no instance may the non-ordained perform anointings either with the Oil of the Sick or ony other oil.
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It must also be affirmed that the reservation of the ministry of Anointing to the priest is related to the connection of this sacrament to the forgiveness of sin and the worthy reception of the Holy Eucharist. No other person may act as ordinary or extraordinary minister of the sacrament since such constitutes simulation of the sacrament. (105)
What you write is correct, of course, and no one but a priest should simulate the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick with any oil, whether the oil of the sick, blessed oil, or any other oil.
When using blessed oil, a person should make clear that this is not a sacramental anointing, and in no way should the words or actions of the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick be used.
The document you mention does not prohibit anointings with blessed oil, only actions that could be mistaken for a sacrament. As with any other sacrament (except baptism in emergency situations), a person who is not a proper minister of the sacrament should never simulate sacramental actions in such a manner that anyone could be mislead into believing that the anointing is a sacrament.
The Book of Blessings contains a blessing that a priest can use to bless oil, which then becomes a sacramental. Like holy water, blessed oil can be used by anyone to bless another person, but of course the person giving the blessing should be very careful not to mislead anyone into believing he is administering a sacrament.
Last edited on Sat Jan 13th, 2007 11:59 pm by CajunRick
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Br. Rich SFO
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Posted: Sun Jan 21st, 2007 11:00 pm |
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| The "or any other oil" is refering to Sacred Chrism or the Oil of Catechumens. The three Sacred oils blessed by the Bishop and used in the rites for and celebration of the Sacraments.
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