In our parish, a public celebration of the Sacrament of the Sick (Anointing of the Sick) takes place twice a year, usually during a weekend Mass. The first is usually held around the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes/ World Day of the sick and the second in September to coincide with the Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes. The Sacrament of the Sick is celebrated during weekend Mass so that those of us suffering in mind, body or soul, will have the prayerful support of the whole congregation.
