SACRAMENTS
Connecticut, with our Parish.
Christ instituted the sacraments of the new law. There are seven: Baptism, Confirmation (or
Chrismation), the Eucharist, Penance, the Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders and Matrimony. The
seven sacraments touch all the stages and all the important moments of Christian life:1 they
give birth and increase, healing and mission to the Christian's life of faith. There is thus a
certain resemblance between the stages of natural life and the stages of the spiritual life.
(CCC 1210)
Anointing of the Sick
“Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.” James 5: 14-15
The anointing of the sick can be administered to a member of the faithful who is sick or on the verge of death. Through this sacrament, the entire Church asks God to lighten sufferings, forgive sins, and bring eternal salvation. This sacrament can be repeated whenever the sick person again falls into a serious sickness after convalescence or whenever a more serious crisis develops during the same sickness.
Please call the Parish Office at (860) 522 1129.
