NACC Sacramental Ministry

Question 1

Which sacrament is most commonly administered by a Catholic chaplain in a healthcare setting to those who are seriously ill or near death?

Accepted Answer

Anointing of the Sick

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Baptism

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Confirmation

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Holy Orders

Question 2

According to Catholic teaching, who is the ordinary minister of the Anointing of the Sick?

Accepted Answer

A priest or bishop

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Any baptized Catholic

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A deacon

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A certified chaplain

Question 3

When a Catholic chaplain facilitates Viaticum for a dying patient, which sacrament is being administered?

Accepted Answer

Holy Communion given as Eucharist for the dying

Answer

Anointing of the Sick

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Penance

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Confirmation

Question 4

A Catholic chaplain who is a lay ecclesial minister may distribute Communion to the sick under what condition?

Accepted Answer

As an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion with proper authorization

Answer

Only with written permission from the patient's family

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Only in an emergency when no priest is available

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Never; only ordained ministers may distribute Communion

Question 5

Which document from Vatican II most significantly broadened the understanding of the Anointing of the Sick beyond 'Extreme Unction'?

Accepted Answer

Sacrosanctum Concilium

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Lumen Gentium

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Gaudium et Spes

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Dei Verbum

Question 6

In a Catholic chaplaincy context, the Sacrament of Penance/Reconciliation requires which essential element from the penitent?

Accepted Answer

Contrition, confession, and satisfaction (penance)

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Oral confession witnessed by a chaplain

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Completion of a formal examination of conscience form

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Written acknowledgment of sins

Question 7

When a Catholic patient is unconscious and their family requests the sacraments, what is the appropriate chaplaincy response regarding Anointing of the Sick?

Accepted Answer

Anointing may be administered, as the Church presumes the desire for the sacraments in baptized Catholics

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The sacrament cannot be administered without explicit patient consent

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Only a family member can authorize the anointing

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The anointing should wait until the patient regains consciousness