In James chapter 5 it says Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church, pray over him, anoint him with oil in the Name of the Lord(Jesus); and the prayer of faith save the sick and the Lord shall raise him up, and if he hath committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
A priest is the ordinary minister of the Sacrament of the Sick.
The sacrament is now known as the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and it can only be administered by a priest.
A bishop or a priest is normally the ministers of the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Orders and Sacrament of the Sick all have an anointing.
The sacrament of anointing the forehead with oils is done in baptism, and is also done when anointing the sick for healing purposes.
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.
Extreme unction
The sign of the cross
1, it's not Sacrament of the Sick, it's the Anointing of the Sick, and it gives them a speciall blessing to heal them
The sacrament of anointing of the sick celebrates gods healing.
because god gave us that sacrament
It gives you the spirit to keep on going.