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Re: Ideas to Help Save Souls in Carehome
« Reply #15 on: June 07, 2026, 10:39:53 AM »
I'll keep this anonymous because I don't want the institution to ask too many questions.

I have been volunteering in a care home where the elderly in there are mostly in a vegetative state or heavily confused and do not produce speech. I have profiles of them that say their religions. So far there are ones that specifically state Catholicism is important for them, and I was doing: prayers (Angelus, Rosary), spiritual reading (daily meditation etc.), saints stories. I start with going in and putting holy water on their forehead. Please let me know if there's anything else to do to help. Btw I should only spend max 20mins with them.

Also, what can I do with the ones that are not Catholic? I thought about baptising them secretly but I don't know if it's a good idea. There's no traditional priest in this area and even if I could find one to come, I doubt if they'll let him visit without them being Catholic first. Getting them green scapular is part of the plan but it's not easy to get them where I am. I wonder if there's anything I could read to them that's somewhat evangelising without being explicit? For the prots I was thinking maybe reading them the bible but I don't think that's going to convert them.
Thank you for doing this apostolate. 

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Re: Ideas to Help Save Souls in Carehome
« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2026, 06:17:04 AM »
Update:
I feel so bad today, hearing that one had passed away. I just called my priest about him last week and was advised to find local indult priest for the last rites due the great distance and lack of real traditional priests locally. I found the phone number and gave to the care home staff and thought they'd call them this week. But poor man passed just over the weekend with no prior signs so I don't think he received the last rites :'(


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Re: Ideas to Help Save Souls in Carehome
« Reply #17 on: June 15, 2026, 06:20:18 AM »
Update:
I feel so bad today, hearing that one had passed away. I just called my priest about him last week and was advised to find local indult priest for the last rites due the great distance and lack of real traditional priests locally. I found the phone number and gave to the care home staff and thought they'd call them this week. But poor man passed just over the weekend with no prior signs so I don't think he received the last rites :'(
OP here continuing: I think it's partially on that care home, because they wouldn't tell the family that he might not live for long and a realistic timeframe, so I got the impression that the family was already speaking to their N.O. priest but none of them had the sense of the urgency :'(

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Re: Ideas to Help Save Souls in Carehome
« Reply #18 on: June 15, 2026, 01:37:39 PM »
For the non Catholics, you can pray for their Baptism.  Your desire and prayers are heard for them. Source: "The Mystical City of God"

 Hiding a Green Scapular in their room and praying (3) Hail Mary's preceded by:

 "Immaculate Heart of Mary. Pray for now and at the hour of our death. Amen" 3x's is efficacious. 

And you can suggest to them that they be Baptized.  In emergency, baptize them.

For those in danger of being euthanized, hide a blessed St. Benedict's medal in their room.
The so called "Mercy murders" are big in the nursing home industry, especially when the patients welfare benefits run out.

Pray for the nurses, doctors and other caregivers there too.

This is all part of spiritual warfare. 
What you are doing will be greatly rewarded.
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Re: Ideas to Help Save Souls in Carehome
« Reply #19 on: August 16, 2026, 03:01:37 PM »
And you can suggest to them that they be Baptized.  In emergency, baptize them.
In an emergency you can baptize a baby but NOT an adult. 
Once the person has reached the age of reason they must give some indication they wish to be baptized and must also profess beliefs in the basic truths of religion....belief in God, the Trinity, Jesus,  at the very least the Apostles Creed.