# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_M rz 1858_S93
# AI translation — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

The Last Anointing. 93

healing for his soul, from the sickbed to recovery. Through Christ our
Lord.
Answer: Amen.

O Lord, look in grace upon this your servant, who here suffers in the
weakness and sickness of his body, and refresh the soul which you have
created, so that, improved through your chastening, it may come to know
your help and healing in time of need. Through Christ our Lord.
Answer: Amen.

Then the pastor takes the oil in his left hand, dips his right thumb
into it, and anoints him either on the afflicted part, or, if there is
general affliction, on the forehead, on the hands, and on the feet, or,
instead of the feet, on the breast. He says as he does so:

In obedience to the holy command I anoint you herewith
in the name of the Lord, of the Father †, of the Son †,
of the Holy Spirit †. To him, the triune eternal God, be
thanks and honor! But to you may healing and peace come to pass,
if it be his holy will.

Answer: Amen.
Let us pray.

Lord, turn your countenance in grace to this your servant and
grant him help upon his bed of pain; lay your hands upon our
help; command the sickness that it mock not our weakness, but
flee at the invocation of your holy name, so that this your servant,
if it indeed benefit his soul, may be restored to his former health,
raised up from his bed, and stand unharmed before the eyes of your
holy church. Through Christ our Lord.

Answer: Amen.

Salvation be with you and peace, that you may be fit to hallow the
Lord your God, and to call upon his holy name. May the Lord
grant you the joy of his countenance, and may the joyful Spirit sustain
you. May he give you a new and steadfast spirit, and not take his Holy
Spirit from you. May the blessing of God the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit descend upon you, and his abundance overflow your head and
pour itself out upon all your members; may it fill you inwardly and
outwardly, surround you, and be with you always. Through Christ our
Lord.

Answer: Amen.

May the Lord Jesus Christ be with you, to protect and defend you †, in
you, to refresh you †, around you, that he may keep you †, behind you,
to strengthen you †, above you, to guard and bless you on every side †.
May the Holy Spirit come upon you and remain upon you. †
Answer: Amen.

May the Lord forgive you all your transgressions!
Answer: Amen.