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If friends invite you to dinner at 7, you understand that the meal may not begin until 7:30 or 8:00. Of course, you should get there close to seven because what happens before the meal is an important part of the meal itself.

Those who visit the sick should help them to pray, sharing with them the Word of God proclaimed in the assembly from which their sickness has separated them.

The Oil of the Sick is used for a sacrament in the Catholic Church. Traditional it is olive oil, but any vegetable oil will suffice.

If you've witnessed the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick lately, you know anointing isn't what it used to be.

On special anniversaries, a married couple may wish to celebrate their union with a blessing at church. Although many parishes organize a "renewal of vows," the liturgy of the Church has always avoided precisely that ceremony.