The Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament of
healing and available to any parishioner who is seriously ill or has a serious
chronic health condition. If the person in need is going to enter the hospital
it is advisable that they receive the sacrament at the parish prior to entering
the hospital. It is the hope and prayer that all those individuals who are ill will recover
from their condition after the anointing. If a person is being called home to
heaven the sacrament of the anointing of the sick has prepared them for the
journey home to heaven. The “Last Rites” are no longer celebrated as such. The
Anointing of the Sick has replaced that venerable practice. Please, do not wait
until the last moment to ask for the Anointing of the Sick for yourself or a
loved one.