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Holy Mystery of Holy Oil / Holy Anointing / Holy Unction

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Holy Mysteries
Holy Mystery	Why Recieve	Who Receives	Minimum Age Received	Who Administers	When Received	How Often Received	Time Period NOT Recieved
Holy Oil	Receives healing from Holy God	All	Any age	Priest	After receive Holy Mysteries of Christian Illumination Any time & place	Talk with a priest	None

In the Holy Mystery of Holy Oil, we receive healing from Holy God. Holy Oil is the Holy Mystery which gives us access to strength and healing.

The Holy Mystery of Holy Oil is meant to be used when a person has a significant illness or when a when a person is dying.

Procedure

The following actions happen in this order.

Prayers and hymns are offered for the sick person's recovery.
Readings from the New Testament are read.
The priest anoints the sick person with oil on several parts of the body, praying that the Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ raise the sick person up so that he may offer thanksgiving by his good deeds.
The priest lays the open Gospel Book on the sick person’s head, praying that he may be healed in soul as well as in body.

External Signs

The external or visible signs of the Holy Oil service are:

The oil and the small amount of wine which are blessed by the Priest and used for the anointing
The words of the prayers, hymns and scripture readings

Requirements and Conditions

The Holy Mystery of Holy Oil is received after the person recieves the Holy Mysteries of Christian Illumination

The Holy Mystery of Holy Oil is administered by a priest.

The Holy Mystery of Holy Oil can be received during all liturigcal cycles.

Holy Mystery of Holy Oil is part of the Service of Anointing during Matins of Great and Holy Thursday, which is celebrated on Great and Holy Wednesday evening.

Name

This Holy Mystery is sometimes called "Anointing with Holy Oil" or "Holy Unction".

More Information

Anointing St. Ann Melkite Catholic Church, West Paterson, NJ

Holy Mysteries Our Lady of Redemption, Warren, Michigan

Holy Mysteries
Holy Mystery	Why Recieve	Who Receives	Minimum Age Received	Who Administers	When Received	How Often Received	Time Period NOT Recieved
All 3 Holy Mysteries of Christian Illumination	Becomes a full and active member of Catholic community	All	Any age Ideally infants Ideally receives 3 Christian Illumination Holy Mysteries in immediate succession	Priest	Ideally, 1st 2 Holy Mysteries during Divine Liturgy and Holy Eucharist during Holy Communion.	1 time for Baptism & Chrismation Many times for Holy Eucharist	Great Lent Great and Holy Week
Baptism	Becomes Catholic
Chrismation	Receives the seal of the gift of Holy Spirit
Holy Eucharist	Participates in Jesus Christ's Mystical Supper Jesus Christ's gift of Himself to us
Holy Oil	Receives healing from Holy God	All	Any age	Priest	After receive Holy Mysteries of Christian Illumination Any time & place	Talk with Priest	None
Repentance	Receives forgiveness from Holy God	All	Age of reason	Priest	After receive Holy Mysteries of Christian Illumination Before Divine Liturgy	Many times	None
Holy Crowning	Becomes priests of domestic church Becomes King and Queen of home	1 couple of 2 people 1 man and 1 woman	Mature	Priest	After receive Holy Mysteries of Christian Illumination During Divine Liturgy	Talk with Priest	Great Lent Great and Holy Week
Holy Orders / Ordination	Becomes Priest of public church	A man	Mature	Bishop	After receive Holy Mysteries of Christian Illumination During Divine Liturgy	1 time	Great Lent Great and Holy Week

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