Anointing of the Sick


 

izepjlpg83q4se6xwz927m6mwxl.jpgThe Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick takes place after each weekend Liturgy and is also available during the week by appointment. If you are entering the hospital, have a procedure scheduled, or just need the Lord's grace to help heal your spirit, please remember to request and receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick after Mass.

In the Church's Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, through the ministry of the priest, it is Jesus who touches the sick to heal them from sin – and sometimes even from physical ailment. His 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.

The Rite of Anointing tells us there is no need to wait until a person is at the point of death to receive the Sacrament. A careful judgment about the serious nature of the illness is sufficient.

When the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is given, 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 Sacrament 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.