Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the sick is a sacrament that is offered to those undergoing serious illness or people who have grown weak under the burden of years. At Epiphany, if you wish to be anointed, please call the Parish Office at 212-475-1966 and one of the priests on duty will arrange a convenient time to visit you in your home, nursing home or hospital.
Additionally, during the church year, we schedule a Healing Mass to celebrate the Anointing of the Sick.
Please listen for announcements at Mass or on our TV screen in the Narthex, or in the bulletin.
For more information, CONTACT Janet Bitner office@epiphanychurch.nyc
Prayer for those Who are Aging
When the signs of age begin to mark my body
(And still more when they touch my mind);
When the ill that is to diminish me
Or carry me off strikes from without
Or is born within me;
When the painful moment comes in which I
Suddenly waken
To the fact that I am ill or growing old;
And above all at the last moment
When I feel I am losing hold of myself
And am absolutely passive in the hands
Of the great unknown forces that have formed me;
In all those dark moments, O God,
Grant that I may understand that it is you
(Provided only my faith is strong enough)
Who are painfully parting the fibers of my being
In order to penetrate to the very marrow
Of my substance
And bear me away within yourself.
Fr Teilhard de Chardin, S.J.
A Blessing Prayer for Those Who Are Sick
All praise and glory is yours, Lord our God, for you have called us to serve you in love. Bless N., so that he/she may bear this illness in union with your Son's obedient suffering. Restore him/her to health, and lead him/her to glory. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Blessing Prayer for An Elderly Person Who is Sick
. All praise and glory is yours, Lord our God, for you have called us to serve you in love. Bless all who have grown old in your service, and give N. strength and courage to continue to follow Jesus your Son. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.