Sacred Heart Hospital hosts special Masses on February 11 to honor World Day of Prayer for the Sick

Eau Claire, Wis., - Sacred Heart Hospital (900 West Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire) will be hosting two special Masses on Saturday, February 11, in the hospital’s Father Christopher Chapel in observance of the 20th annual World Day of Prayer for the Sick. The Masses will be held at 7 a.m. and at 5 p.m.

The Masses, which will be celebrated by Monsignor Edmund Klimek, senior priest chaplain, and Father James Arthur, chaplain, at Sacred Heart Hospital, will remember those who are sick and suffering. The Masses will also be an occasion of prayer and support for the countless caregivers devoted to caring for the sick.

“This is a day in which countless Christian communities throughout the world spiritually gather together to pray for those who are sick and suffering,” said Monsignor Klimek.

The Masses are open to the public.

World Day of Prayer for the Sick is an annual, globally recognized observance originally designated by Pope John Paul II in 1992.

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About Sacred Heart Hospital

Sacred Heart Hospital is an affiliate of the Hospital Sisters Health System. Since 1889 it has been meeting patient needs in western Wisconsin with the latest medical innovations and technology, together with a Franciscan whole-person healing tradition. For more information about
Sacred Heart Hospital, visit www.sacredhearteauclaire.org.

About Hospital Sisters Health System

Hospital Sisters Health System is a Roman Catholic health care mission founded to continue the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Sponsored by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, HSHS provides state-of-the-art health care framed in traditional values taught by St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi.  It is dedicated to serving all people, including the poor and the needy, at each of its 13 Local Systems in Illinois (Belleville, Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Highland, Litchfield, Springfield and Streator) and in Wisconsin (Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Sheboygan and two in Green Bay).  For more information about HSHS, visit www.hshs.org.