My dear parishioners,

“If any one of you is ill, he should send for the elders of the church, and they must anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord and pray over him. The prayer of faith will save the sick man and the Lord will raise him up again, and if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven (James 5:14-15).”

The Catholic Church professes and teaches that the Sacred Anointing of the Sick is one of the seven Sacraments of the New Testament, that it was instituted by Christ and recommended and promulgated to the faithful by St. James.

St. Matthew’s Cathedral will celebrate a Mass for the Anointing of the Sick on Saturday, February 20, at 12:10pm. For those who would like to receive this sacrament, please complete the form in the bulletin and mail or bring it to the Rectory. You may also call the Rectory at 202-347-3215 to register. As this sacrament is a sacrament of healing with the sacrament of penance, those who are to receive anointing may wish to go to confession in the week prior to the February 20 Mass.

Sincerely yours in Christ,
Rev. Monsignor W. Ronald Jameson
Rector