"By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer of the priests the whole Church commends those who are ill to the suffering and glorified Lord, that he may raise them up and save them. And indeed she exhorts them to contribute to the good of the People of God by freely uniting themselves to the Passion and death of Christ." - Cathecism of the Catholic Church paragraph 1499.

Unless you or a loved one has been ill, you may not have experienced the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.  Catholics receive the Sacrament of the Sick to receive God’s grace in times of illness, disease, or surgery.

The ill person is anointed by a priest with holy oil on the forehead and the hands and prayers are offered asking God to be with that person in his or her illness. In some cases, the result of this anointing may include a partial or whole healing; in all cases it represents the strength of God’s presence in a difficult moment. Regardless of the immediate, temporal result, it is a moment of encounter with Christ Himself.

If you wish to inquire about or schedule reception of any of the Sacraments, please contact us, call our office at 412.682.0929, or ask one of our priests at any time.