The sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick may be celebrated for the Baptized:

• With those whose health is seriously impaired by sickness or old age
• Before surgery
• With elderly people who have become notably weakened, even though no serious illness is present
• With seriously ill children who have sufficient use of reason to be strengthened by the sacrament
• With those who have been anointed, if they relapse after recovery or if the condition becomes more serious
• With those who are unconscious or who have lost the use of reason, if there is probability they would have asked for the sacrament were they in control of their faculties
• With those who are judged to have a serious mental illness

            The priests are happy to confer the sacrament whenever needed after Mass, at home, in a nursing or residential facility, or in the hospital.

Contact a priest:
Rectory Emergency Line: 314-487-7970 Ext 0

       On the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, which is February 11th, Assumption has a special healing prayer service with an anointing of the sick. The pictures displayed on this page are from this year's prayer service. Be sure to check the Good News Messenger & our other media outlets in January & February of next year for information on the next World Day of the Sick Prayer Service.