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The Baltimore Catechism No. 1
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    • Creed
      • Lesson 1: On The End of Man
      • Lesson 2: On God & His Perfections
      • Lesson 3: On The Unity & Trinity of God
      • Lesson 4: On The Angels & Our First Parents
      • Lesson 5: On Sin & Its Kind
      • Lesson 6: On The Incarnation & Redemption
      • Lesson 7: On Our Lord's Passion, Death, Resurrection, & Ascension
      • Lesson 8: On The Holy Ghost & His Decent Upon The Apostles
      • Lesson 9: On The Effects Of The Redemption
      • Lesson 10: On The Church
    • Sacrement
      • Lesson 11: On The Sacrements In General
      • Lesson 12: On Baptism
      • Lesson 13: On Confirmation
      • Lesson 14: On The Sacrement of Penance
      • Lesson 15: On Contrition
      • Lesson 16: On Confession
      • Lesson 17: On Indulgence
      • Lesson 18: On The Holy Eucharist
      • Lesson 19: On The Ends For Which The Holy Eucharist was Institued
      • Lesson 20: On The Sacrifice Of The Mass
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        Lesson 21: On Extreme Unction & Holy Orders
      • Lesson 22: On Matrimony
      • Lesson 23: On The Sacramentals
    • Prayer
      • Lesson 24: On Prayer
    • Moral
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Lesson 21: On Extreme Unction & Holy Orders

Q. 271. What is the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?


A. Extreme Unction is the Sacrament which, through the anointing and prayer of the priest, gives health and strength to the soul, and sometimes to the body, when we are in danger of death from sickness.

Q. 274. Which are the effects of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?


A. The effects of Extreme Unction are: 1st, to comfort us in the pains of sickness and to strengthen us against temptation; 2d, to remit venial sins and to cleanse our soul from the remains of sin; 3d, to restore us to health, when God sees fit.

Q. 278. What is the Sacrament of Holy Orders?


A. Holy Orders is a Sacrament by which bishops, priests, and other ministers of the Church are ordained and receive the power and grace to perform their sacred duties.

 
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