Anointing of the Sick

sacrament of anointing of the sick

Baptized Catholics should be Anointed when they begin to be in danger, due to sickness or old age, not only when they are near death. Please contact Fr. Hardesty at [email protected] or 502-314-4131 to request an Anointing or contact the Parish Office at 502-969-3332.
what is anointing of the sick?

The sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick was also known by the phrase, Extreme Unction, two Latin words which are known to many as “The Last Rites.”

The Rites involve prayers for the forgiveness of sins, prayers of intercession and anointing, and the actual anointing with the holy oil for the infirm. These were traditionally only experienced at a time close to death, therefore the term “Last Rites.”

The renaming of the sacrament to “The Anointing of the Sick” was brought about when there was a realization of the need to reach out in prayer to God and others at various times when we are seriously ill or perhaps in the process of dying.