Suffering and pain are part of the human conditions. Christians feel and experience pain as do all other people; yet their faith helps them to grasp more deeply the mystery of suffering and to bear their pain with greater courage (The Rite of the Pastoral care for the Sick). Jesus showed great compassion for sick…

A. The Anointing of the Sick is perhaps the sacrament that is the least well known and the most misunderstood. The roots of this wonderful sacrament can be found in the letter of James: “Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing…