Oil of the Sick
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Oil of the Sick is a consecrated oil used in the Catholic Church’s sacrament of Anointing of the Sick to confer spiritual and sometimes physical healing.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pallium | 2 |
| Oil of the Sick canonical | 1 |
| Oleum Infirmorum | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
consecrated oil
ⓘ
sacramental ⓘ |
| appliedBy |
anointing on the forehead
ⓘ
anointing on the hands ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
pastoral care of the sick
ⓘ
sacrament of the sick ⓘ |
| basedOn | New Testament practice of anointing the sick ⓘ |
| blessedBy | bishop ⓘ |
| consecratedBy | bishop ⓘ |
| consecratedDuring |
Paschal Triduum
ⓘ
surface form:
Chrism Mass
|
| distinctFrom |
Oil of Catechumens
ⓘ
Sacred Chrism ⓘ |
| hasLatinName |
Oil of the Sick
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Oleum Infirmorum
|
| hasPurpose |
forgiveness of sins in the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
ⓘ
preparation for passing to eternal life ⓘ spiritual healing ⓘ strengthening of the sick ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| linkedToScripture | Letter of James 5:14–15 ⓘ |
| madeOf |
olive oil
ⓘ
other plant oil where permitted ⓘ |
| mayBeBlessedBy | priest in case of necessity ⓘ |
| mayConfer | physical healing ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholic sacramental economy ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Canon law
ⓘ
surface form:
Canon Law of the Catholic Church
|
| requires |
proper intention of the minister
ⓘ
use of duly blessed oil ⓘ validly ordained priest or bishop to administer the sacrament ⓘ |
| storedIn |
ambry
ⓘ
sacristry ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
healing grace of Christ
ⓘ
strength and comfort of the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Synod of Bishops ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic bishops
Catholic priests ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dying Catholics
ⓘ
elderly Catholics in frail health ⓘ seriously ill Catholics ⓘ those undergoing serious surgery ⓘ |
| usedIn | Anointing of the Sick ⓘ |
| usedSince | early centuries of Christianity ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pallium
this entity surface form:
Pallium
this entity surface form:
Oleum Infirmorum