A day in the life of a Catholic Hospital Chaplain

Get up at 5… clean out oil stocks.. today is Holy Thursday Chrism Mass get new oils..say prayers, before going to hospital at 615 am to anoint man before surgery…anoint man…

few moment latter pager goes off.. a woman told that there will be an emergency C section.. Bless her before procedure..

Ask how long..

Answer 5 minutes I am right in the hospital

Bless her!!!

Asked by couple can I baptize baby on delivery.. Yes…

doctor says come back at 845 am suit up..

pray a rosary…

845 am go in to operating room.. with my baptismal sheet that needs to be filled out

You know

Baby name

Sex

Address of couple

Ask what is the sex.. nurse don’t know.. no one knows.

Also couple doesn’t have a name because they don’t know sex of baby

Few moment later.. she is a girl..

Dad ask mom what is the name.. with my pen writing down info on baptismal sheet.. for church

Baptize baby…

Need name to baptize

With my Chrism oil stock that I cleaned out at 5 am.. press my finger against inside wall of container get some oil on finger

Confirm baby.. St Charbel…

Go to Chrism Mass.. renew priestly vows.. get new oils for the coming year..

Within 15 minutes back at hospital..

give Last Rites to a man.. place Brown Scapular on him

And put image of Divine Mercy on his bed

Pray Litany of Saints

Chaplet of Divine Mercy

A snap shot of a Catholic Priest on Holy Thursday in the Hosoital..