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 .43S mxTstmmm ummcTmM. [Boo %1. Whether the five unctions of the organ8 of the five senses are een- tial is disputed. Bellarmine, Wiggem, Neesen, and others, believe the five unctions on the five organs of sense are enential; because by these unctions the medicine epptied to the roots of sin ought to be sig- nified; but the senses are said to be the roots of all sins. Dens calls this opinion Frobable. But Sylvans, Daelman, Tournely, Collet, and others, believe the sacrament to be valid, although only one part of the body is anointed, and one general form is used, embracing all the senses. Dens cabs this opinion more probab/d than the former, but adds that the former, because probable, and safer in practice, is to be observed. Iu case of instant or approaching death, the five unctions are to be performed in as expeditious a manner as possible. And ff the person dies while these are in process of being performed, the mi- ministrator is to stop. But if he be in doubt whether the parson is dead, he is then to proceed with the customary unctions, introducing however the condition, a'/v/v/s,/lyon are IV. Tb form. This, according to the Roman Ritual, is in the following words :-- "By this holy unction, and his great mercy, may God indulge thee whatever sins thou hast committed by sight. Amen."* This in the form Of the expression when the eyes are anointed. When the unc- tion is made on the ears, per and/turn, by t/ Aear/ng, is put in the place of the words, by t/ r/gAt, and a similar change is made to correspond lo the other unctions. It is, however, a controverted point, whether all the senses may not be embraced in one formula of expression. On this point, as on many others, there is room for great variety both in opinion and in practice. ]]ut whether a deprecatory or indicative form of words is to be used is a point not properly decided. St. Thomas and the Thomists contend for the deprecatory form, while Marinus, Tournely, Collet, and others say the indicative is sufficient. The case however in which a priest, in conferring this sacrament, is voluntarily distracted, presents more difficulty than either of the former cases, as the validity of the sacrament is peculiarly in danger. We must refer to Dens and other divines on the form of this sacrament, by whom many curious distinctions are made and discussed. V. bjects of eo:trem They must be baptized, and dangerously sick. Yet all persons in peril ' qf death are not subjects of this sacrament, such as persons condemned to death: yet to very aged persons, not sick, but approaching death, it may be administered. To some this sacrament is not to be administered, as children who have not arrived at the use of reason, though dangerously ill. If a doubt is entertained respecting their maturity, it may be administered conditionally, as follows,/f you are �apabb. To persons perpetually deranged it is to be denied. , The following we quote from Dens, No. 8: "The Roman Eitusl prescribes that this sacrament is to be denied to impenitent persons, and to those who die in manifest mortal sin, and to excommunicated persons; those not baptized: with whom are to be enumerated, with the Cameracensian pastoral, those who have lost their reason in an ml&m Dominns, qui.dquid per viaurn delictuizti. AmeP mmunmn I
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