Anchorite Enclosure Rite
Stage 4 of 7
Extreme Unction
Unctio extrema
The anchorite receives the last rites as though at the point of death. Oil is applied to eyes, ears, nostrils, lips, hands, and feet. This life is formally concluded.
Ps. 116 — Dilexi, quoniam exaudiet Dominus vocem orationis meae
Oratio
By this holy anointing and by His most tender mercy, may the Lord forgive thee whatever sins thou hast committed.
Pontificale Romanum · Ritus Inclusorum