Sacraments of the Sick
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The Sacraments of the Sick are Catholic rites, chiefly Anointing of the Sick and often Viaticum, given to offer spiritual strength, forgiveness, and grace to those who are seriously ill or near death.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holy Communion as Viaticum | 1 |
| Sacraments of the Sick canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7290768 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sacraments of the Sick Context triple: [Viaticum, relatedConcept, Sacraments of the Sick]
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A.
Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick is a Roman Catholic sacrament in which a priest prays over and anoints those who are seriously ill or near death to confer spiritual strength, forgiveness, and, if God wills, physical healing.
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B.
Pastoral Care of the Sick: Rites of Anointing and Viaticum
Pastoral Care of the Sick: Rites of Anointing and Viaticum is a Roman Catholic liturgical book that provides the official prayers and rites for the anointing of the sick and the administration of Holy Communion to the dying.
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C.
Unction of the Sick
Unction of the Sick is a Christian sacrament in which a priest anoints and prays over those who are ill, asking God for healing, forgiveness, and spiritual strength.
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D.
Prayer for the Dying
"Prayer for the Dying" is a 1994 pop-soul ballad by British singer-songwriter Seal, known for its introspective lyrics and emotive vocal performance.
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E.
Viaticum
Viaticum is the final reception of the Eucharist given to a dying person in Christian, especially Roman Catholic, tradition as spiritual nourishment for their passage from life to death.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sacraments of the Sick Target entity description: The Sacraments of the Sick are Catholic rites, chiefly Anointing of the Sick and often Viaticum, given to offer spiritual strength, forgiveness, and grace to those who are seriously ill or near death.
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A.
Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick is a Roman Catholic sacrament in which a priest prays over and anoints those who are seriously ill or near death to confer spiritual strength, forgiveness, and, if God wills, physical healing.
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B.
Pastoral Care of the Sick: Rites of Anointing and Viaticum
Pastoral Care of the Sick: Rites of Anointing and Viaticum is a Roman Catholic liturgical book that provides the official prayers and rites for the anointing of the sick and the administration of Holy Communion to the dying.
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C.
Unction of the Sick
Unction of the Sick is a Christian sacrament in which a priest anoints and prays over those who are ill, asking God for healing, forgiveness, and spiritual strength.
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D.
Prayer for the Dying
"Prayer for the Dying" is a 1994 pop-soul ballad by British singer-songwriter Seal, known for its introspective lyrics and emotive vocal performance.
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E.
Viaticum
Viaticum is the final reception of the Eucharist given to a dying person in Christian, especially Roman Catholic, tradition as spiritual nourishment for their passage from life to death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic sacramental practice
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pastoral care ministry ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
comfort family and caregivers
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support the faith of the sick person ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
persons near death
ⓘ
seriously ill persons ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Catholic pastoral care of the sick ⓘ |
| canonicalRegulation |
Code of Canon Law
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linked to:
Code of Canon Law (1983)
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| celebratedBy | Catholic priest ⓘ |
| connectedSacrament |
Eucharist as Viaticum
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linked to:
Viaticum
Sacrament of Penance ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Sacrament of Baptism
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linked to:
Holy Baptism
Sacrament of Confirmation ⓘ Sacrament of Holy Orders ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Orders
Sacrament of Matrimony ⓘ
linked to:
Matrimony
Sacrament of Penance ⓘ
linked to:
Sacrament of Conversion
Sacrament of the Eucharist (as regular communion) ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Eucharist
|
| effectAccordingToCatholicTeaching |
forgiveness of sins when contrition is present
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preparation for passing to eternal life ⓘ strengthening peace and courage to endure suffering ⓘ union of the sick person with the passion of Christ ⓘ |
| historicalNameAssociated | Extreme Unction ⓘ |
| includes |
Anointing of the Sick
ⓘ
Viaticum ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
commendation of the dying
ⓘ
prayers for forgiveness ⓘ prayers for healing ⓘ |
| liturgicalBook | Pastoral Care of the Sick: Rites of Anointing and Viaticum ⓘ |
| liturgicalReform | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| normativeMinister |
bishop
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presbyter ⓘ |
| pastoralContext |
homebound ministry
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hospice care ⓘ hospital ministry ⓘ |
| pastoralGoal | affirm Christian hope in resurrection ⓘ |
| pastoralGoal | integrate the sick into the praying community of the Church ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
confer sacramental grace
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offer spiritual strength to the dying ⓘ offer spiritual strength to the seriously ill ⓘ provide forgiveness of sins ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | last rites ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
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| symbolicElement |
Eucharistic bread and wine as Viaticum
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holy oil of the sick ⓘ laying on of hands ⓘ |
| theologicalBasis |
Letter of James 5:14–15
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New Testament healing ministry of Jesus ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Sacraments of the Sick Description of subject: The Sacraments of the Sick are Catholic rites, chiefly Anointing of the Sick and often Viaticum, given to offer spiritual strength, forgiveness, and grace to those who are seriously ill or near death.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Pastoral Care of the Sick: Rites of Anointing and Viaticum
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subjectMatter
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Holy Communion as Viaticum
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linked to: Sacraments of the Sick