| Why does Paul believe his mother refused communion when Michael gave her the last rites of the church? |
| His fate seemed sealed when aides administered the Sacrament of Anointing, or last rites, on Thursday. |
| Since then he has had three heart bypasses and at one point was so sick he was given the last rites. |
| He fell ill, so deathly ill, that the doctors gave him up for lost, and the mullahs prepared to give him the last rites. |
| Women were only useful for establishing a bloodline that could carry on the family name and give the proper last rites to the husband. |
| Preparation for death included deathbed prayers and the last rites, administered by a priest. |
