but in the Holy Chrism, balm is mixed with the oil. Q. 683. When and by whom are the holy oils blessed? A. The holy oils are blessed at the Mass on Holy Thursday by the bishop, who alone has the ...

Bishops and priests come together at their local Cathedrals on Holy Thursday morning to celebrate the institution of the priesthood. During the Mass, the bishop blesses the Oil of Chrism that will ...

Mass is conducted in the local language ... The Catholic receives spiritual strength in the form of Holy Communion and with the anointing of oil (chrism) to comfort them. The anointing is symbolic ...

The "chrism oil" for the coronation was consecrated in a religious ceremony in Jerusalem on Friday. This was carried out in one of the city's holiest Christian sites, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.