oil of the sick
Americannoun
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"I got my clerics on, and got the holy oils, sort of expecting that I might be allowed on the crime scene to administer the oil of the sick," he said.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2021
A. Three holy oils are used in the Church, namely, the oil of the sick, the oil of catechumens, and holy chrism.
From Baltimore Catechism, No. 3 by Anonymous
A. The holy oils are used as follows: The oil of the sick is used for Extreme Unction and for some blessings; the oil of catechumens is used for Baptism and Holy Orders.
From Baltimore Catechism, No. 3 by Anonymous
From a very early period in the West three kinds of oil have been blessed each year on Maundy Thursday, the oil of the catechumens, the oil of the sick, and the chrism.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
And hence both chrism, and the holy oil, and the oil of the sick are blessed before being put to sacramental use.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
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