The sacrament of anointing the forehead with oils is done in baptism, and is also done when anointing the sick for healing purposes.
Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Orders and Sacrament of the Sick all have an anointing.
A bishop or a priest is normally the ministers of the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
It's called Extreme Unction.
The term for the prayers said for a dying person is "Last Rites" or "Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick." It is a Catholic sacrament performed at the time of death that includes prayers, anointing with oil, and the reception of the Eucharist.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is performed today because it is a sacrament of Our Blessed Lord established to give grace to those in need of it.
Roman Catholic answerAny Catholic may receive the Sacrament of Anointing either in danger of death or when one has a serious illness.
Extreme unction
The sacrament is now known as the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and it can only be administered by a priest.
The 7 sacraments... Sacrament of baptism sacrament of confirmation sacrament of holy eucharist sacrament of penance sacrament of extreme unction sacrament of holy orders sacrament of matrimony
The sacrament of anointing of the sick celebrates gods healing.
The sign of the cross
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is today as it always has been: a Sacrament to give a person spiritual and physical healing, although physical healing does not always occur. The only difference is that the Vatican has allowed it to be given to a person at any time they are terribly ill, or before surgery, instead of just Last Rites.