Chapels and Worship Services

Saint Mary's believes that care for the whole person is important in the healing process; therefore, we care for patients' spiritual healing needs as well as physical, psychological, and social needs. There are a number of services and opportunities available to support spiritual healing.

A professionally trained staff of chaplains is available to support all persons of all faiths during their hospitalizations, as well as their families and significant others. Chaplains are able to provide spiritual guidance, prayer, and moral support.

You can contact our Spiritual Care Services Department at any time by dialing 6338 (in-house) or by asking your caregiver to have a chaplain paged. Chaplains are available 24 hours every day.

Daily Prayer

There are two chapels at Saint Mary's Hospital available for personal prayer.

Marian Chapel is located on the second level of the main hospital building, directly behind the visitor elevators and is open 24 hours a day.

Sacred Heart Chapel is located in Xavier Hall on the third level and is open 6:00a.m. to 1:00p.m.

A Book of Prayer Requests is located in both chapels. Everyone is welcome to use the chapels for prayer and solitude.

Catholic Sacramental Ministry

Catholic Mass
Catholic Mass is celebrated at 12:05 p.m., Monday through Friday - including Holy Days that do not fall on a weekend. Masses are celebrated in Sacred Heart Chapel located in Xavier Hall, Level 3.

Holy Communion
Catholic patients are offered Communion daily. Extra-Ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist assist Chaplains to provide this service. Please notify Spiritual Care Services if you wish to receive Communion. Chaplains will assist in arranging Communion for persons of other religious faiths.

Anointing of the Sick
If you have not been anointed by your parish priest before admission to the hospital, please contact Spiritual Care Services to make arrangements.

Reconciliation (Confession)
Available upon request.

Protestant Sacraments
Chaplains will make arrangements upon request of patient.

Other Religions
Chaplains will notify religious leaders upon request of the patient.

"Prayer Care Program"
Intercessory Prayer Care Program offered through the Spiritual Care Services Department of Saint Mary's Health Care and the Spiritual Care Ministry of the Wege Institute for Mind, Body, and Spirit for patients in the hospital. For more information, please call 616-752-6338.