February 11th (The Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes) is the World Day of Prayer for the Sick. See Pope Francis and other Vatican statements about the World Day of Prayer for the Sick. See the link to a text on the World Day of the Sick (PDF) by Dr. Moira McQueen of the Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute
Links and resources to support the teaching of the Anointing of the Sick
- American Catholic’s site has a set of three articles giving background to Anointing of the Sick: http://www.americancatholic.org/features/special/default.aspx?id=34
- Archived Catholic Update articles: Anointing the Sick: A Parish Sacrament
- Busted Halo has a short video (6 minutes) that answers the question., “Anointing of the Sick (who it’s for?)” http://bustedhalo.com/video/anointing-of-the-sick-who-its-for.
- The United States Bishops have a one page summary of this sacrament (http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/anointing-of-the-sick/index.cfm )
- The US Bishops also have a pdf handout called Anointing of the Sick: Joined to Christ, Witnesses of Hope and Healing at http://www.usccb.org/about/justice-peace-and-human-development/upload/Anointing-of-the-Sick-handout.pdf
- Msgr. John Zenz of Detroit has another short video on the sacrament at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyJuEtCsydc
- Catholic Toolbox: Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick http://catholicblogger1.blogspot.ca/2009/05/sacrament-of-anointing-of-sick.html
- Catechism of the Catholic Church has a section (1499-1532) on the Anointing of the Sick at http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p2s2c2a5.htm
- Loyola Press Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick https://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/sacraments/anointing-of-the-sick/the-sacrament-of-the-anointing-of-the-sick
- beginingcatholic.com The Anointing of the Sick: Comfort and Healing http://www.beginningcatholic.com/anointing-of-the-sick
- What Is the Anointing of the Sick? Spiritual healing, spiritual grace, spiritual conversion Msgr. Bill King Our Sunday Visitor https://www.osv.com/Magazines/TheCatholicAnswer/Article/TabId/652/ArtMID/13618/ArticleID/16550/What-Is-the-Anointing-of-the-Sick.aspx
