CAMBRIA – On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the parish of Santa Rosa, 1174 Main Street, will celebrate a bilingual Healing Mass with the Anointing of the Sick at 5pm.
According to the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “any member of the faithful can receive” the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick “as soon as he or she begins to be in danger of death because of sickness or old age. The faithful who receive this sacrament can receive it several times if their illness becomes worse or another serious sickness afflicts them. The celebration of this sacrament should, if possible, be preceded by individual confession on the part of the sick person” (n. 316).
“This sacrament confers a special grace which unites the sick person more intimately to the Passion of Christ for his good and for the good of all the Church. It gives comfort, peace, courage, and even the forgiveness of sins if the sick person is not able to make a confession. Sometimes, if it is the will of God, this sacrament even brings about the restoration of physical health. In any case this Anointing prepares the sick person for the journey to the Father’s House” (n. 319).
The Mass will honor Saint Francis of Assisi during the Jubilee Year.
