“In the Church’s Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, through the ministry of the priest, it is Jesus who touches the sick to heal them from sin—and sometimes even from physical ailment. His cures were signs of the arrival of the Kingdom of God. The core message of his healing tells us of his plan to conquer sin and death by his dying and rising.

The Rite of Anointing tells us there is no need to wait until a person is at the point of death to receive the Sacrament. A careful judgment about the serious nature of the illness is sufficient.

When the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is given, the hoped-for effect is that, if it be God’s will, the person be physically healed of illness. But even if there is no physical healing, the primary effect of the Sacrament is a spiritual healing by which the sick person receives the Holy Spirit’s gift of peace and courage to deal with the difficulties that accompany serious illness or the frailty of old age.” - from usccb.org

If you or a relative will be in the hospital, please contact the Saints John & Paul parish office at (724) 935-2104, or the Beaver Valley parish office at (724) 266-6565 to arrange for an anointing and Eucharist. You may also add your or your relative’s name to our prayer list.

To add parishioners to the Prayers for the Sick in the Saints John & Paul bulletin, please contact Betsy at bshulkosky@sts-jp.org or (724) 935-2104.