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ANOINTING OF THE SICK

“Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint [him] with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.”

– James 5:14-15

The Sacrament of Anointing the Sick is meant for all those who are close to their end-of-life transition or for those who are undergoing a major surgery or procedure. This sacrament prepares those people for the journey towards Heaven.

 

To Receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick

 

For Sacramental Emergencies

Child In Hospital Bed

 

 

We want to provide the best pastoral care to those who are preparing to pass from this life to eternal life.  Please call us as soon as you or your loved one is admitted to hospice care.  Please don’t wait!  We provide the following pastoral care:  The Sacrament of Reconciliation, the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, and the Sacrament of Holy Communion.  
 
In the Sacraments of the Catholic Church, through the ministry of the priest, it is Jesus who touches the sick to heal them from sin – and sometimes even from physical ailment.  Jesus’ cures were signs of the arrival of the Kingdom of God. The core message of his healing tells us of his plan to conquer sin and death by his dying and rising. 
 
There is no need to wait until a person is at the point of death to receive the Sacraments.  When the Sacraments are celebrated, the hoped-for effect is that, if it be God's will, the person be physically healed of illness. But even if there is no physical healing, the primary effect of the Sacraments is a spiritual healing by which the sick person receives the Holy Spirit's gift of peace and courage to deal with the difficulties that accompany serious illness, or the frailty of old age, and to prepare them to pass from death to eternal life.   
 
 
Please don’t wait. Call us as soon as you or your loved one is admitted to hospice care. 

TO OUR PARISHIONERS ENTERING HOSPICE CARE AND THEIR FAMILIES: 

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