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Last Rites

Last Rites can refer to

Anointing of the Sick (Catholic Church)
Note: The term "Last Rites" is not another sacrament in itself. It is not equivalent to the more commonly administered sacrament of "Anointing of the Sick", since the term "Last Rites" (given to people who are only very, very, ill and believed to be near death) includes two other distinct sacraments: Penance and Eucharist, the last of which, when administered to the dying, is known as "Viaticum", a word whose original meaning in Latin was "provision for the journey". The normal order of administration is: first, Penance (if the dying person is physically unable to confess, absolution will take place as part of the effect of Anointing), then Anointing, then Viaticum. Last Rites (film), a film starring Tom Berenger
Last Rites (TV), a film starring Randy Quaid
Last Rites (band), an English goth-industrial band.
A punk zine from the 1980's.

See also

Last Rights (disambiguation)

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