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The liturgy will use holy oils used in sacraments throughout the year that have been blessed as priests of the diocese renew priestly promises.
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Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
One church staffer presses a Bible to her forehead while another daubs her stomach with a pocket-size vial of holy oil.
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Sam Kestenbaum,
Harper's Magazine,
21 June 2024
Scholars have assumed that religious superstition overwhelmed scientific impulse and the church dictated what constituted legitimate healing – namely, prayer, anointing with holy oil, miracles of the saints and penance for sin.
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Meg Leja,
The Conversation,
2 Nov. 2023
The couple was presented with royal regalia and anointed with holy oil, and the monarch swore an oath to uphold the law and the Church of England.
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Stephanie Petit,
Peoplemag,
6 May 2023
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Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
One church staffer presses a Bible to her forehead while another daubs her stomach with a pocket-size vial of holy oil.
—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Harper's Magazine,
21 June 2024
Scholars have assumed that religious superstition overwhelmed scientific impulse and the church dictated what constituted legitimate healing – namely, prayer, anointing with holy oil, miracles of the saints and penance for sin.
—
Meg Leja,
The Conversation,
2 Nov. 2023
The couple was presented with royal regalia and anointed with holy oil, and the monarch swore an oath to uphold the law and the Church of England.
—
Stephanie Petit,
Peoplemag,
6 May 2023
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“Holy oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holy%20oil. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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