Christine Darosh of Cressona came because of the health problems she has been having since retiring two years ago.
“Honestly, I never thought this would be a Sacrament that I would need,” she said. “I came hoping that the Holy Spirit will come to me and heal me.”
A Mass of the Anointing of the Sick was celebrated by Bishop Alfred Schlert on May 4 at St. Ambrose, Schuylkill Haven. It was the second of five Anointing Masses the Bishop is celebrating across the Diocese in this Jubilee Year of Hope.
Bishop Schlert told those gathered at the 10:30 a.m. Mass that Anointing of the Sick is “a great Sacrament of Hope,” and one that is mostly celebrated in private – in a home, in a nursing home, in a hospital room.
The Sacrament is not associated only with the dying, however. It can benefit anyone in need of healing, he said, whether it be physical healing, emotional healing, or spiritual healing.
The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick was delivered to several hundred people from St. Ambrose and surrounding parishes after the homily. Bishop Schlert was assisted by Monsignor Edward Zemanik, St. Ambrose Pastor; Father Thomas Osei Gyau, Assistant Pastor; and several other priests.
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“Honestly, I never thought this would be a Sacrament that I would need,” she said. “I came hoping that the Holy Spirit will come to me and heal me.”
