The Holy Mistery of Euxelaion (εύχέλαιον). The Anointing of the Sick in Orthodox Church

Rad izlaže teologiju svete tajne jeleosvećenja (sakramenta bolesničkog pomazanja) u Pravoslavnoj crkvi, polazeći od potrebe boljeg razumijevanja teologije svetih tajni na Istoku. Nakon uvodnog postavljanja teme u suvremeni ekumenski kontekst, izložena je teologija svete tajne jeleosvećenja u eshatološkoj perspektivi u koju svaka bolest uvodi, te povijesnog odnosa sakramenta pokore i bolesničkog pomazanja. Slijedi osvrt na dogmatska pitanja ustanove svete tajne, strukture sakramentalnog čina, učinaka svete tajne, te djelitelja i primatelja. Rad završava propitivanjem mogućnosti međusobnog podjeljivanja i primanja ove svete tajne na temelju odredbi zakonodavstva Katoličke crkve i stava Pravoslavnih Crkava, te upućivanjem na moguće pomake u pastoralnoj praksi.This work presents the theology of the holy mystery of εύχέλαιον (the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick) in the Orthodox Church, starting from the necessity of better understanding of the theology of holy mysteries in the East. In the introductory part the theme is placed in the contemporary context of ecumenism. Then, the author presents the theology of the holy mystery of euxelaion in the eschatological perspective to which each illness leads, and the relation between the Sacrament of Penance and the Anointing of the Sick. Then the work treats the dogmatic questions on the institution of the holy mystery, the structure of the sacramental act and the effects of the holy mystery. There is also a reference to the ministers and receivers. The work finishes with questioning the possibilities of mutual administering and receiving of this holy mystery on the basis of legal regulations of the Catholic Church and the attitude of the Orthodox Churches, and, finally, suggests possible improvements in pastoral practice