This practical guide is designed to help clergy members provide effective pastoral care to those who are sick or in need. Written by a parish priest with years of experience in the field, this manual provides step-by-step guidance on how to conduct effective visitations, offer comfort and support, and provide spiritual guidance to those who are suffering. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.