The entire surface of the skin can become an extension of the ear, thus enabling the patient to absorb infirmary music, and creating the possibility for even deeper emotional, mental, and spiritual reception. In these vulnerable moments, the dying person becomes a chalice and is anointed with very specific music, sound, or tonal substance. The sole focus is to help the person move towards completion and unbind from anything that prevents, impedes, or clouds a tranquil passage. There is rarely any speech between the Chalice worker and dying patient. The death-bed vigil communication tends to be wordless.
Contact is made primarily through the music, the eyes, and the tender medium of touch.