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Communion of the Sick

Communion of the Sick

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Paperback / softback

£3.99

Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780814689707
Number of Pages: 56
Published: 10/11/2024
Width: 10.2 cm
Height: 17.8 cm
Communion of the Sick contains—in a portable and easy-to-follow format—the official rites needed by every extraordinary minister of Communion in visiting and bringing Communion to the sick. Sick or confined persons will also benefit from having this book for their prayer. This classic resource has been revised in accordance with Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery outside Mass.
See also Living Liturgy for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 2025 and more resources for Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery outside Mass.
CONTENTS
PRAYER OF PREPARATION   5
PREFACE   6
INTRODUCTION (HOLY COMMUNION OUTSIDE MASS)   8
     ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNION AND VIATICUM
      TO THE SICK BY AN EXTRAORDINARY MINISTER

THE ORDINARY RITE OF COMMUNION OF THE SICK
     Outline of the Rite   16
     The Introductory Rites   17
     The Shorter Reading of the Word of God   20
     Holy Communion   21
     The Concluding Rites   24
A SHORTER RITE OF COMMUNION OF THE SICK
     Outline of the Rite   26
     The Introductory Rites   27
     Holy Communion   28
     The Concluding Rites   29 
VIATICUM
     Outline of the Rite   32
     The Introductory Rites   33
     The Shorter Reading of the Word of God   37
     The Profession of Baptismal Faith   39
     Prayer for the Sick Person   40
     Viaticum   41
     The Concluding Rites   42
APPENDIX
     Additional Readings from Sacred Scripture   44
     Commentary on the Readings from Sacred Scripture   48
     Responsorial Psalms   52

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