ick person will not consent, or
is afraid to receive the Sacraments, or, at least, wishes to put off
their reception, we should send for the priest at once and let him do
what he thinks best in the case, and thus we will free ourselves from
the responsibility of letting a Catholic die without the last
Sacraments.

Q. 969. {274} Which are the effects of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?
A. The effects of Extreme Unction are: 1st, To comfort us in the pains
of sickness and to strengthen us against temptations; 2d, To remit
venial sins and to cleanse our soul from the remains of sin; 3d, To
restore us to health, when God sees fit.

Q. 970. Will Extreme Unction take away mortal sin if the dying person is
no longer able to confess?
A. Extreme Unction will take away mortal sin if the dying person is no
longer able to confess, provided he has the sorrow for his sins that
would be necessary for the worthy reception of the Sacrament of Penance.

Q. 971. How do we know that this Sacrament, more than any other, was
instituted to benefit the body?
A. We know that this Sacrament more than any other was instituted to
benefit the body (1) From the words of St. James exhorting us to receive
it; (2) It is given when the soul is already purified by the graces of
Penance and Holy Viaticum; (3) One of its chief objects is to restore us
to health if it be for our spiritual good, as most of the prayers said
in giving this Sacrament indicate.

Q. 972. Since Extreme Unction may restore us to health, should we not be
glad to receive it?
A. Since Extreme Unction may restore us to health, we should be glad to
receive it, and we should not delay its reception till we are so near
death that God could restore us only by a miracle. Again, this
Sacrament, like the others, gives sanctifying and sacramental grace,
which we should be eager to obtain as soon as our sickness is sufficient
to give us the privilege of receiving the last Sacraments.

Q. 973. {275} What do you mean by the remains of sin?
A. By the remains of sin I mean the inclination to evil and the weakness
of the will which are the result of our sins, and which remain after our
sins have been forgiven.

Q. 974. {276} How should we receive the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?
A. We should receive the Sacrament of Extreme Unction in the state of
grace, and with lively faith and resignation to the will of God.

Q. 975. {277} Who is the minister of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?
A. Th