THEOLOGOS 1/2015 | ŠTÚDIE that the document be issued from the highest authority having the right to determine questions on matters such as formula or material Very contents of the constitution constitute a specific resumé of the current interpretation of the theory about the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick After stating in the first sentence that, „the Catholic Church professes and teaches that the Sacred Anointing of the Sick is one of the seven Sacraments of the New Testament, that it was instituted by Christ“90 biblical and historical evidence is drawn From the bible an excerpt from James 5:14-15 is presented as fundamental but also Mark 6:13 refers to the sacrament As far as historical data, it specifically mentions the letter of Pope Innocent I to Decenctius, bishop of Gubbio91, and in a general way, the development of the whole liturgy over time, and the number and place of the anointings Reference is also made of the development of the doctrine of the Anointing of the Sick, which was developed during the Council of Florence92 and the Council of Trent The latter is attributed to precise essence and the effects of the sacrament: „This reality is in fact the grace of the Holy Spirit, whose anointing takes away sins, if any still remain to be taken away, and the remnants of sin; it also relieves and strengthens the soul of the sick person, arousing in him a great confidence in the divine mercy, whereby being thus sustained he more easily bears the trials and labors of his sickness, more easily resists the temptations of the devil ‚lying in wait‘ (Gen. 3:15), and sometimes regains bodily health, if this is expedient for the health of the soul.“93 In the text of the Constitution we find other references to the teaching of the Second Vatican Council on the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, more specifically in two documents: Sacrosanctum Concilium and Lumen Gentium In the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy the article speaks to the clear 90 91 92 93 On the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick English trans http://www vatican va/holy_father/paul_vi/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_p-vi_apc_19721130_ sacram-unctionem_en html BF, VII 510 As the fruit of this Council determine the essential elements of anointing of the sick These terms are included in the text of the Bull of the Union of with the Armenians The text mentions that this is the fifth sacrament of the Church; the matter is olive oil blessed by the bishop; the subject is a man expecting death; the eyes, ears, nostrils, mouth, hands, legs, and around the kidney are anointed; given the formula “By this Holy Unction and through His great Mercy, may God indulge thee whatever sins thou hast committed by sight, smell, touch &c.&c.”; the minister is indicated as the priest; the soul and body are included in the effects of the healing, if it would be useful cf English translation: The Catechism of the Council of Trent, translated into English by J Donovan, Baltimore, 1829 p. 207 On the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick English trans http://www vatican va/holy_father/paul_vi/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_p-vi_apc_19721130_ sacram-unctionem_en html 37