{"id":69,"date":"2026-06-06T23:23:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T23:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saintmichaelshastings.com\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2026-08-26T02:12:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T02:12:39","slug":"sacraments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saintmichaelshastings.com\/?page_id=69","title":{"rendered":"Sacraments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Baptismal Preparation:<\/strong> Please call the Parish Office to schedule a baptism.&nbsp; Parents are expected to attend a baptism catechesis session with one of the priests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Marriage Preparation:<\/strong> Contact the parish offices to schedule a wedding.&nbsp; Our parish uses Witness to Love for marriage preparation (and the \u201csacramentalizing\u201d of civil marriages or marriages elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"377\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/saintmichaelshastings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sacraments-0001_orig-1024x377.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;object-fit:cover;width:429px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saintmichaelshastings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sacraments-0001_orig-1024x377.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saintmichaelshastings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sacraments-0001_orig-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saintmichaelshastings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sacraments-0001_orig-768x283.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saintmichaelshastings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sacraments-0001_orig.jpg 1107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Communion to the Homebound:<\/strong> Please contact the church to arrange for Communion to be brought to you on Sundays and\/or First Fridays if you are homebound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Anointing of the Sick:<\/strong> Please contact one of the priests to receive this sacrament. The elderly may be anointed if they have become notably weakened even though no serious illness is present. Anyone preparing for surgery due to serious illness should receive this sacrament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baptismal Preparation: Please call the Parish Office to schedule a baptism.&nbsp; Parents are expected to attend a baptism catechesis session with one of the priests. Marriage Preparation: Contact the parish offices to schedule a wedding.&nbsp; Our parish uses Witness to Love for marriage preparation (and the \u201csacramentalizing\u201d of civil marriages or marriages elsewhere. 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