The Blessed Sacrament is placed on the table. The sick person and all present may be sprinkled with holy water. Before this sprinkling, the minister of Communion says: V. Let this water call to ...

The preeminent way that Jesus continues to show his care for the sick and suffering through the church is by the sacrament of anointing of the sick, which Jesus himself instituted. “So they (the ...

When one is ill and in pain, this can very often be a time of life when one feels alone and isolated. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, or Holy Unction as it is also known, reminds us that ...

It is the hope of our own share in His glory. The sacrament of the sick can give us that same hope. The hope of healing and reunion with the One who created us and who calls us to Himself is made ...

The sacrament of reconciliation is a sacrament of healing. The word reconciliation means ‘to be at peace again’. Catholics believe that they must seek to obtain forgiveness in the hope that ...

Managua (Agenzia Fides) - According to local press reports, Catholic priests will no longer be able to enter public hospitals to administer the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. After the ...

Anointing of the sick This sacrament is offered to those who are ill and need God’s grace to help them recover. It may also be offered to those who have a terminal illness to prepare them for death.

In the Catholic church the sacrament of "anointing the sick" is given to those who are ill or dying. A local priest who went to the scene of the attack on Sir David in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex did ...

"Is any among you sick, let him call for the presbyters of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and ...