How To Use holy oil In A Sentence
- The ampulla was believed to contain holy oil, said to have been given by the Virgin Mary to Thomas Becket and rediscovered in time to assist Henry IV at his coronation in 1399.
- In western as in eastern Christendom coronation was a religious rite which began with the anointment of the ruler with holy oil.
- After prayers of repentance, there will be time for indi-vidual confession, then we will celebrate the Holy Mystery of Anointing with Holy Oil for healing. Archive 2008-03-16
- Even the names by which they were known (capsa, capsella, theca, pyxis, arca etc.) are quite general in character, and it seems certain that the same names also designated receptacles for the Blessed Eucharist, the holy oils, and other pious objects. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss
- Both the Visigoths and the Franks, in emulation of the Old Testament, anointed their kings with holy oil.
- Although all kings seemingly passed through a ritual inauguration - the evidence is less clear-cut for Wales than elsewhere - only the English kings were anointed with holy oil in the style of the main western European monarchies.
- Father Cuthbert had gone to her father's deathbed and anointed his eyes, brow, mouth, hands and feet with holy oil. A SHRINE OF MURDERS
- In 1559 Elizabeth I complained that the holy oil was greasy and smelled unpleasant.
- Anyway, you go on special classes as the confirmee and learn all about the Catholic faith, then you have a big mass and ceremony where your sponsor (me) comes along to vouch for your spiritual merit and, after choosing another name (mine was Michael), you get anointed with Holy Oil and call it a night. …popping pills « Sven’s guide to…
- She understood however, the power of symbolism and why the king she crowned had to be anointed with holy oils.
