How To Use A Sick Call Crucifix.

Each sick call set comes with instructions and lets you know what to expect when a priest visits.

According to the Unites States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the priest opens the celebration with a penitential rite followed by the Liturgy of the Word.

Family members and friends are asked to pray to Jesus for the strength of his Holy Spirit. “The priest lays his hands on the head of the sick person. He then proceeds to anoint, with the blessed Oil of the Sick, the forehead and hands of the sick person (in the Roman Rite).

He accompanies these acts with the words, ‘Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit. May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up.’”