Monday, 5 September 2016

Sacrament of the Sick

Anointing the sick
On Saturday 2nd September Bishop Michael Campbell came to celebrate Mass and with Fr Steve administer the sacrament of the sick to over 40 parishioners.  Despite the wind and rain parents brought children, adults brought their parents and friends to enable them to receive this healing sacrament which included calling down of the holy spirit and laying on of hands followed by anointing the forehead and hands.  

To learn more about this sacrament why not read an entry in our Year of Faith Blog - Oil of the sick used in this sacrament of the sick.

To read more about this healing Mass see Bishop's Blog




Feast of St Gregory
The 2nd September is the Feast of St Gregory the Great who sent Augustine as a missionary to convert England. To learn more about St Gregory you may want to watch this short video.