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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...