Lo Spirito Santo nell’Unzione degli Infermi. (Studio sul rito attuale)
The Holy Spirit in the Anointing of the Sick

Summary/Abstract: The liturgical renewal endorsed by the Second Vatican Council has the Sacred Liturgyas its center: it is already in itself – as the Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium (SC 43)states – a grace of the Holy Spirit. The new ”Ordo” of the Anointing of the Sick can beconsidered as one of the most significant fruits of this renewal. In fact, the new Ritual,with its articulation and richness of perspectives, presents a new vision of this sacrament.The most important amendment concerns its name which from the Sacrament of the dying(sacramentum exeuntium) becomes that of the sick (unctio infirmorum). The goal of myresearch is the deeper understanding of the presence of the Holy Spirit in the Anointing ofthe Sick through a study of the current rite. We will analyze the Ritual from the pneumatologicalpoint of view and then arrive at a doctrinal synthesis. The method used is alsocomparative, because I would like to highlight the differences between the texts of the oldRitual (1614) to those of the current liturgy (1972). The main question is this: How is thepresence and action of the Holy Spirit expressed in the new Ordo.

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