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Why do you put oil on a person who has been chosen in the Catholic religion?
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∙ 14y ago
First, there is no such thing as the 'Catholic religion'. The religion is Christianity, and Catholics are merely one denomination out of many in the Christian religion.
Throughout Christianity, and even before, pouring oil on a head is known as anointing. This practice was an ancient Jewish practice symbolising that the anointed person was chosen by God for a particular calling. The most famous person to be anointed in this way was, of course, King David, who wrote about it in Psalm 23.
In the UK when a new monarch is crowned, the archbishop anoints him or her in the same way, to show that the monarch has been chosen by God to serve the people of the country as king or queen.
In the baptism service, the person baptised, as well as being ceremonially 'washed' with water, also hasd the sign of the cross placed on his/her forehead. Sometimes the priest will use oil for this purpose as this anointing symbolises the person's acceptance (being chosen) into the Christian Church worldwide.
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