Anointing Mass - 

   ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE MASS.

ONLY THOSE WHO WISH TO REQUEST THE SCARAMENT OF THE SICK SHOULD REGISTER.

The Sacrament of the Sick is reserved to those with seriously impaired health due to sickness or old age. Children who meet the criteria should also have reached the age of reason. Those wishing to receive the Sacrament of the Sick during the Mass are instructed to register either at their local parish or here online.

Please note: the Sacrament of the Sick is for serious illness. Its primary aim is to strengthen the person in faith to face the challenges of their illness in union with the Passion of Christ. The Sacrament should not be repeated unless a relapse has occurred or the condition has grown more serious.

Appropriate reception of the Sacrament of the Sick includes:

• Those whose health is seriously impaired by sickness or old age, 

• Before surgery, if the surgery is caused by serious illness, 

• Elderly people who have become notably weakened, even though no serious illness is present, 

• Seriously ill children who have sufficient use of reason to be strengthened by the Sacrament, and 

• Those who have been anointed if they relapse after recovery or if the condition becomes more serious 

To receive the Sacraments of the Church licitly, a Catholic is to be in a state of grace. Individual confession and absolution constitute the ordinary means by which a member of the faithful conscious of grave sin is reconciled with God and the Church (Canon 960), and one is obliged to confess faithfully his or her grave sins at least once a year (Canon 989). The Church also encourages us to receive the Sacrament of Penance frequently.

A person may not receive the Sacrament of the Sick as a proxy for another person.

You are encouraged to receive in your parish the Sacrament of Penance prior to receiving the Sacraments of the Anointing of the Sick and Holy Communion on February 13, 2016 at Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 1111 St. Joseph Parkway, Houston 77002. If you are not able to receive the Sacrament of Penance in your parish beforehand, confession will be available at the Co-Cathedral on February 13th starting at 8:30 am until 9:15 am.

 

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