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Catholic AnswerIf possible the Anointing of the Sick should be preceded by Confession - Penance. The Actual Sacrament of the sick starts with the "priests of the Church" (Jas 5:14) - in silence - lay hands on the sick; they pray over them in the faith of the Church (Cf. Jas 5:15 - this is the epiclesis proper to this sacrament; then they anoint them with oil blessed, if possible, by the bishop. - from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994, question # 1519.
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