It is a sign of being anointed as priest to lead others to God by your baptismal call.
It is a sign of being anointed as prophet to speak for God.
It is a sign of being anointed as king, like Jesus, not to be served but to serve others.
The sacred chrism oil is used for ministry to serve as at Baptism, Confirmation, and as a priest at Holy Orders.
You don't have to be a certain age for baptism, babies to elderly people get baptised
We call it a Wiccaning. Yes, we have our own baptism ceremony for babies (or new members of the faith).
The oil is CHRISM
You can be any age at baptism. Mostly it is babies that are baptised, but it can be children or adults who are baptised too. So there is no set age for baptism.
It is a symbol of being bathed in the blood of Christ showing His covering of your sins, and you outward expression of you inward love.
Oil of catechumens and oil of chrism
sacred items of baptism are oil holy water and an altar
water and oil
The oil goes on the forehead. Isn't that cool.
The sacraments of Initiation are Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist Baptism oils are Oil of Catechumens, given only at Baptism as a welcome to church, and also Oil of Chrism, given after Baptism as a sign of priest, prophet, king. At Confirmation the Chrism oil is given, as at Baptism, confirming the gifts of the Holy Spirit At Eucharist, no oils are used
In Christianity, baptism is a ritual that helps insure salvation. Some believe that it is better to baptise babies so that if they die they have a chance to go to heaven. Baptism also includes vows from the parents to raise the child in the faith.
This is called baptism in churches that perform this on babies, although its validity as qualifying as the ritual of baptism is questioned by some denominations.