"Is anyone among you sick? Let them send for the priest of the church, and let the priest pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord" (James 5:14)

To Request Anointing

• Contact the Parish Office 541-329-0697

The Second Vatican Council said: "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 the Church exhorts them to contribute to the people of God by freely uniting themselves to the passion and death of Christ." The council also stated that the sacrament of the sick is more fittingly called the Anointing of the Sick rather than Extreme Unction, because "it is not a sacrament for those only who are at the point of death."


Who should receive this Sacrament?

• Those whose health is seriously impaired by sickness or old age should receive this sacrament.
• Elderly people may be anointed if they have become notably weakened, even if no serious illness is present.
• If there is any doubt about the seriousness of an illness, the priest should be consulted.

Can this Sacrament be received more than once?

• Yes, if your condition worsens.

Who should be present?

• Since all the sacraments are communal by nature, at least family members should be present and take part in the prayers of the anointing and of holy Communion if it is administered.