Mary Hopkins
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207-857-0490 X1000
Mary Hopkins
[email protected]
207-857-0490 X1000
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 the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults | en español
If you know you will be going to the hospital for surgery or for some serious illness, we urge you to ask a priest to administer the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick before hospitalization rather than wait until the last moment when a priest may not be immediately available.
For more information or to receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, please contact the Pastoral Center Office (207) 857-0490.
Priest chaplains are on call at all times at local hospitals.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, 24 HOURS A DAY, CALL 207-857-0490