A Practical Suggestion for the Holy Oils

I have just come across Fr Zuhlsdorf's posting on the Holy Oils with some sensible suggestions to avoid confusion and giving explanations. He recommended that the three bottles should be labelled in Latin to avoid confusion as to what the abbreviations mean:

The oils are actually:
SC = Sacrum Chrisma = Sacred Chrism
OC = Oleum Catechumenorum = Oil of the Catechumens
OI = Oleum Infirmorum = Oil of the Infirm/Sick

I use coloured ribbons, as self-adhesive labels come off very easily if oil gets onto them:

  • White for the Holy Chrism
  • Violet for the Oil of the Sick
  • Green for the Oil of the Catechumens

The Oils are usually kept in an aumbry in the baptistery of the church. I keep mine in the sacristy.


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About Fr. Anthony Chadwick

Father Anthony Chadwick was born in the north of England into an Anglican family. He was educated in one of the Church of England’s most well-known schools, St. Peter’s in York, at which he was nurtured in the Anglican musical tradition. After several years studying and working in London he studied theology at university level in Switzerland, Italy and France. Still living in France, he has been a priest of the Traditional Anglican Communion (under Archbishop Hepworth) since 2005. Fr. Chadwick is charged with chaplaincy work among dispersed Anglicans in the north of France, is married and lives in Normandy. His interests outside the Church and directly religious matters include classical music, DIY and sailing. As a non-stipendiary priest, he earns his living as a technical translator.

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