Within the Catholic Church, viaticum is a term for the Eucharist (communion) administered during the sacrament of the sick, given to a person who is dying or who faces the possibility of death. According to Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, "The Catholic tradition of giving the Eucharist to the dying ensures that instead of dying alone they die with Christ who promises them eternal life." For Communion as viaticum, the Eucharist is given in the usual form, with the added words "May the Lord Jesus Christ protect you and lead you to eternal life".