The Scriptures speak of anointing the sick with oil, and throughout the Whole of the Sacred Volume there is abundant evidence to show that oil was much used for the person by outward application.

Among these sacred items, anointing oil and wooden nativity sets hold a special place, connecting believers to ancient ...

The essential elements of this sacrament are the anointing with oil blessed by the bishop and the prayer of the bishop or priest when the sacrament is administered. The prayer of blessing of the ...

At around 10pm, the victim claimed that the ‘man of God’ asked her to remove all her clothes so that he could apply anointing oil on her to drive away evil spirits. The minor told police that ...

Confirmation is for the baptized person, and it is administered with the anointing of oil, the laying on of hands, and the words, “Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit” (CCC, 1300).