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• last sacraments — /last ˈsækrəmənts/ (say lahst sakruhmuhnts) plural noun the sacraments of penance, viaticum and extreme unction, when administered to a dying person. Also, last rites …  

• Sacraments — • Presents the necessity, the nature, the origin and cause, the number, the effects, the minister, and the recipient of the Sacraments Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sacraments     Sacraments …   Catholic encyclopedia

• last rites — n. 1. final rites and prayers for a dead person 2. sacraments administered to a person near death …   English World dictionary

• Sacraments of the Catholic Church — This article is an expansion of a section entitled Sacraments within the article: Roman Catholic Church .The Sacraments of the Catholic Church, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, are efficacious signs of grace perceptible to the… …   Wikipedia

• Last Rites — This article is about Christian ministrations to the dying. For other uses, see Last Rites (disambiguation). Administering the Last Rites (Dutch School, c. 1600). The Last Rites are the very last prayers and ministrations given to many Christians …   Wikipedia

• Last Supper — For other uses, see The Last Supper (disambiguation). Depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art have been undertaken by artistic masters for centuries, Leonardo da Vinci s late 1490s mural painting in Milan, Italy, being perhaps the best… …   Wikipedia

• last — last1 /last, lahst/, adj. a superl. of late with later as compar. 1. occurring or coming after all others, as in time, order, or place: the last line on a page. 2. most recent; next before the present; latest: last week; last Friday. 3. being the …   Universalium

• last — I. /last / (say lahst) adjective 1. occurring or coming latest, or after all others, as in time, order, or place: the last three lines on the page. 2. latest; next before the present; most recent: last week. 3. being the only remaining: one s… …  

• last rites —    This term refers to those sacraments that are customarily administered to a person in danger of death: Reconciliation (confession), the Eucharist (viaticum), and the Anointing of the Sick (extreme unction).    See sacrament of the dying …   Glossary of theological terms

• Aquinas and the Sacraments — Aquinas and the Sacraments: The following article is a condensation of the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas in Summa Contra Gentiles and Summa Theologica. As can be seen, Aquinas relied heavily on Scriptural passages, as well as the writings of… …   Wikipedia

• Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments — This article is part of a series on the Roman Curia Dicastery Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus Secretariat of State …   Wikipedia