Chrism Oil is special because it is imparted with special blessing only once a year on Holy Thursday by the Bishop in a special Mass called the Chrism Mass.
Roman Catholic AnswerOlive oil is used for the three oils blessed by the Bishop at the Chrism Mass. Then vials of each are taken to each parish. This Mass is very special and all priests of the diocese attend. It is to be on Holy Thursday morning, but if the travel is too much for all the priests to get back to their home parishes in time for the Mass of Holy Thursday (in the evening), then the Bishop will hold the Mass earlier during Holy Week. There are three oils, two are make of pure olive oil: The Oil of the Sick, and the Oil of Catechumens. The third, The Holy Chrism, is not blessed by consecrated by the Bishop. Holy Chrism is Olive oil with a little balsam mixed in.The Oil of the Sick:
from A Catholic Dictionary, edited by Donald Attwater, Second edition, revised 1957
Olive oil blessed by a bishop on Maundy Thursday, and used in the administration of Extreme Unction [Anointing of the Sick] (of which sacrament it is the matter), and at the blessing of Church bells.
It symbolizes the persons connection with Jesus and God. Holy oil in the sacrament of the anointing of the sick purifies a person and prepares them for death. The oil releases them from all of their sins and makes them holy. It symbolizes the faith of the person.
The sacrament of anointing of the sick is in the Epistle of St. James: "Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. And their prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make them well. And anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven." (5:14,15).
The term for the prayers said for a dying person is "Last Rites" or "Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick." It is a Catholic sacrament performed at the time of death that includes prayers, anointing with oil, and the reception of the Eucharist.
Oil of the Sick is an olive oil blessed by bishop just before Easter, that is used to anoint those who are seriously ill in the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.DO YOU MEAN AN OIL SLICK??This refers to oil floating on water. Oil from an oil spill or similar.
The letter that forms the basis for the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is the Letter of James, specifically James 5:14-15. In this passage, it instructs the faithful to call for the elders of the church to pray over the sick and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord, emphasizing the healing and spiritual support provided through the sacrament. This scriptural foundation highlights the sacrament's role in both physical and spiritual healing within the Christian community.
The celebration of the sacrament includes the following principal elements: the "priests of the Church in silence lay hands on the sick; they pray over them in the faith of the Church this is the epiclesis proper to this sacrament; they then anoint them with oil blessed, if possible, by the bishop.
Catholic AnswerUnction is anointing, usually specifically, it refers to the Sacrament of Anointing, or as it used to be called, Extreme Unction. Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980Unction. Any anointing with Oil with a religious purpose; whether in actual conferring of a sacrament, as in confirmation and anointing of the sick; or as part of the sacrament's ceremony, as in baptism and Holy Orders; and in using a sacramental, such as the oil of St. Serapion, the martyr. (Etym. Latin unctio, from unguere, to anoint.)
The celebration of the sacrament includes the following principal elements: the "priests of the Church" - in silence - lay hands on the sick; they pray over them in the faith of the Church - this is the epiclesis proper to this sacrament; they then anoint them with oil blessed, if possible, by the bishop.
The sacrament fomerly was called "Extreme Unction". Unction means " the act of anointing" and was given in extreme danger of death, using sacred oil of the sick. Now it is called the "Anointing of the Sick" and is meant for anyone seriously ill or weakened elderly or facing serious surgery. "Extreme Unction" seemed to imply imminent death and people feared it. The sacrament cleanses the person of their sins.
Anointing with oil is done as a religious practice in the sacrament of extreme unction.
As far as my knowledge reaches, Christian Catholicism is the only religion known to practice the anointing of the sick or also known as last rites. Last rites involves receiving the Eucharist and an anointing of oil. People who are on the verge of death, or seem to be, or are going in for a serious surgery that could end in death, and are Catholic, may receive this sacrament. If one is not confirmed, has not had a first communion Eucharist, baptized or had a confession, then these are all part of the last rites that are being administered. if one has received all these sacraments, then the Eucharist is the only sacrament received along with the anointing, although confession may be a part of it as well.
The term is "anointing" of the sick, and it is simply putting anointing oil on the person (usually on the head) and then praying for God to heal them.