Last sacrament hard to come by at most hospitals, ill Catholics discover.
This story makes me sad that people are not receiving the "last Rites" as they used to be called. As a deacon I brought Viaticuum to many sick people in hospitals and always wished that I could also anoint them with the sacred oils. Maybe, someday, because of the shortage of priests, deacon's will be allowed to administer this Sacrament; we do celebrate the Sacraments of Baptism and Marriage now. Did you know that one of the promises of the Sacred Heart First Friday devotion says that "they shall not die without receiving their Sacraments"? Very interesting. Dear Lord, send us priests to administer your beloved Sacraments by the excessive love of Your Most Sacred Heart! Amen.
Read this story here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35100913/ns/health-behavior/
