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Terrill:
Thank you so much for the explanation, that brings me some relief (five
years later) when I almost died when I suffered two serious strokes, and
when I woke up after some unconscious moments, I found a priest praying for
me, annointing me and offering me communion. Of course, I understood by
that I was going to die (which I almost did) and it scared the living
daylights off of me.
Aida M. Benitez-Rexach
«Non dimitere credere pro credere, sed pro intelligere» (Ramon Llull)
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From: "Terrill Heaps" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: [M-R] Unction of the sick
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Chris Laning wrote:
>
> > Extreme Unction . . .I think it was seen as _preparation_ for death (as
opposed to its
> > modern understanding as an anointing and prayer for healing).
> >
>
> No. The understanding of the Sacrament as being an anointing & prayer
> for recovery is not a "modern understanding." It is the original
> understanding.
>
> It was the morphing of the Sacrament of Unction from that of anointing
> and prayer for the recovery of the sick, to (in practice) a Commendation
> for death, that was corrected in recent times, to restore it to what it
> was, was supposed to be, and (originally) had been).
>
> It should be noted that even when Unction was being (in practice) done
> as a Commendation for death, the prayers were still for recovery, and
> the anointing was with oil for the anointing of the sick, Oleum
> Infirmorum, and the anointing was and is accompanied by the Laying on of
> Hands, which is the _res_ of the Sacrament of the sick.
>
> Bill: Did I forget to mention anything?
>
> Terrill +
>
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