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From the Catechism . . .
1499: “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.”
1511: “The Church believes and confesses that among the seven sacraments there is one especially intended to strengthen those who are being tried by illness. . .
1514: “The Anointing of the Sick “is not a sacrament for those only who are at the point of death. Hence as soon as anyone of the faithful begins to be in danger of death from sickness or old age, the fitting time for him to receive this sacrament has certainly already arrived.”
at Our Lady of Grace
For those who are chronically or seriously ill, please contact the priests at the rectory anytime to request this Sacrament. A parish service for Anointing of the Sick is also celebrated annually.
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