Anointing of the Sick

In the love of God His Father, Jesus Christ has come to heal the whole human person, soul and body. He continues to show his faithfulness and compassion and solidarity towards the sick: he took our infirmities and bore our diseases.” (CCC: 1505) As St. James says, “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call the elders of the Church and let them pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord” (James 5:14-15). The sacrament of Anointing of the Sick confers a special grace of the Holy Spirit on Christians who are suffering from serious illness, and not exclusively on the faithful who are at the point of death (CCC:1514).

Anointing of the Sick:

Please call the Parish Office to arrange for visits, Communion, or Sacraments of the Sick if you are at home.

If you are admitted to the hospital, kindly identify yourself as “Catholic” at the time of admission. If you know of someone who is in need of Last Rites, please inform the nurse’s station as there is a Chaplain on duty at Lakeridge Health Oshawa.