{"id":2967,"date":"2024-05-24T14:02:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/catholic-prayers-critical-illness\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T13:48:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T13:48:25","slug":"catholic-prayers-critical-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/catholic-prayers-critical-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Oraciones cat\u00f3licas para los enfermos cr\u00edticos: por la sanaci\u00f3n, la fortaleza y una muerte en paz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Catholics pray for the critically ill in two ways: a priest brings the Anointing of the Sick, and loved ones pray for healing, strength and, at the end, a peaceful death. Any Catholic who, &quot;having reached the use of reason, begins to be in danger due to sickness or old age&quot; may be anointed (canon 1004), not only the dying. You do not have to keep watch alone. Hospice and palliative care teams look after the family as well as\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call a priest for the Anointing of the Sick, then pray: short prayers for a diagnosis, a scan, intensive care and the last hours, and ten for healing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[33],"tags":[],"series":[217],"class_list":["post-2967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prayers","series-catholicism-demystified"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43838,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/catholic-prayers-for-the-sick\/","url_meta":{"origin":2967,"position":0},"title":"Catholic Prayers for the Sick: Traditional Prayers, Saints and the Anointing","author":"Christian Pure 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