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oilsThe above title is lifted from the Letter of St James and forms part of the introductory rite to the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. That Sacrament was celebrated at St Clare's on Monday 28th October within a Mass organised by the St Vincent de Paul Society. They provided transport for some of our less mobile parishioners and lunch afterwards in the Parish Hall for those who wanted it.

 

Both of the priests of the parish concelebrated the Mass and celebrated the Anointing; this healing gift of God was much appreciated by those present. Care for the sick was at the hearts of Jesus' ministry and with the Royal Preston Hospital situated so close to St Clare's, it is a ministry at the heart of the parish. In the Mass those who were suffering ailments were reminded that, even though they may no longer be active, their prayers and the acceptance and offering of their sufferings were a way of continuing in the mission of the Church