• The Anointing of the Sick
  
  By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer of the priests the whole Church commends those who are ill to the suffering and glorified Lord, that he may raise them up and save them and indeed she exhorts them to contribute to the good of the People of God by freely uniting themselves to the Passion and death of Christ.
  Catechism of the Catholic Church 1499
  
  If someone in the family is ill, please contact us straight away so that one of the priests can visit to administer the Sacrament of the Sick.
  
  Sometimes people don't want to bother the priest or they think that the Sacrament of the Sick is only for people at the point of death but it is really important that people receive this Sacrament of Christ's healing and peace so please don't put off contacting one of the priests.
  
  If a member of the family is in hospital, please make sure that he or she is identified as being a Catholic. Due to data protection laws a visiting priest will not necessarily be aware of the Catholics in a ward so if a patient wishes to receive a visit from a priest ask the ward staff to page the on-call chaplain. Someone is available 24 hours a day.