“Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick ...

The Scriptures speak of anointing the sick with oil, and throughout the Whole of the Sacred Volume there is abundant evidence to show that oil was much used for the person by outward application.

Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters ... The essential elements of this sacrament are the anointing with oil blessed by the bishop and the prayer of the bishop or priest ...

This tradition continues in the New Testament, where James 5:14 advocates for the anointing of the sick with oil by the elders of the church as a prayer for healing and forgiveness. Purposes of ...

He should summon the presbyters (priests) of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name ... death and anointing of the sick as fully revealed to us by Christ ...

The Blessing of Holy Oils, Chrism Mass, and priest day was observed at Milagres Cathedral, Kallianpur, under the Udupi diocese on Thursday, April 10. The Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo, bishop of Udupi diocese, ...