By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer of the priests, the whole Church commends those who are ill to the suffering and glorified Lord, that He may raise them up and save them. And indeed She exhorts them to contribute to the good of the People of God by freely uniting themselves to the Passion and death of Christ.
For annointing, please contact Susie Bansuelo at 775-851-1874. For Homebound Communion, please contact Tom Gurgui, trgurgui@gmail.com.
Remember please, that the priests of St. Rose of Lima parish are responsible for Renown South Meadows Hospital on South Meadows and Double R Parkway. We are not responsible for St. Mary’s or Renown Downtown. Those hospitals are serviced by Catholic priest chaplains and by the responsible parishes; St. Mary’s (Cathedral) and Renown (Little Flower). Those parishes are staffed by 3 or 4 full-time priests.
Please let the hospital nurse’s station staff know if you want the priest on-call to come with the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, in a timely and reasonable manner, if you or someone you know is in either one of those hospitals. It is not the responsibility of the St. Rose priests to go into town for sacraments. We can and do visit our parishioners there when possible.
We provide excellent and sufficient pastoral care for our members who are ill and/or advanced in age at St. Rose! We have many homebound visitors, Extraordinary Ministers to the homebound, and Sacrament of Anointing scheduled at the nursing homes, and after Masses on weekends when requested.
Sickness and death are not in the control of the priests, it is God’s business. Think ahead, think accordingly and make arrangements if needed. We live by faith, not by fear and panic.