The prayer for the sick is held in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere. Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo (+1584), bishop of Milan. Then he said to his host, 'When you give a lunch or a dinner, ...

The sick person answers "Amen." All who wish to do so receive Communion in the usual way. After a time of silence, the minister says the following or another prayer: Viaticum is the sacrament of ...

The sages added that the heartfelt prayers of the sick themselves – even the wordless cries of a baby – are most impactful in heaven. As these stories indicate, no set text is necessary to ...

By Deacon Frank Agnoli The Catholic Messenger In this third article about two retranslated liturgical books, the second ...

Inside the more than 600 Catholic hospitals across the country, not a single nun can be found occupying a chief executive ...

The ritual book includes prayers ... of the sick. Receiving the sacrament as viaticum is considered “the last sacrament of the Christian,” according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church ...

The very next post was a mom stocking her home medicine cabinet for cold and flu season, carefully providing for every ailment and lamenting because she knows that they’re going to spend the next four ...