# Viaticum ## Catechism of the Catholic Church The Eucharist received by a dying person. It is the spiritual food for one's "passing over" to the Father from this world. With Penance and the [[anointing-of-the-sick|Anointing of the Sick]], the reception of Holy Communion as Viaticum constitute the "last sacraments" of the Christian ([[2.2.2.5.p4o#^ccc-1524|1524]]).