Apr 19, 2022 · Holy Unction is the Church’s Mystery of physical and spiritual healing for Orthodox Christians. It is also called euchelaeon, a transliteration of the Greek ευχέλαιον, and stands for “blessed oil” (ευχή = blessing prayer, έλαιον = oil).

The holy anointing oil of the Assyrian Church is variously referred to as the Oil of the Holy Horn, the Oil of the Qarna, or the Oil of Unction. This holy oil is an apostolic tradition, believed to have originated from the oil consecrated by the apostles themselves, and which by succession has been handed down in the Church into the modern day.

In the sacrament of Holy Unction — called euchélaion (lit. ‘prayer oil’) in Greek — olive oil is sanctified through the reading of seven prayers of blessing, accompanied by seven readings from the Epistles and seven from the Holy Gospels.

The Prayer Book Catechism states that unction is the rite of anointing the sick with oil, or the laying on of hands, by which God's grace is given for the healing of spirit, mind, and body (BCP, p. 861).

Because Holy Unction is a Sacrament of the Orthodox Church, only Orthodox Chris-tians may be anointed with the Holy Oil. PREPARATION The sacrament table is prepared on the solea, upon which is placed a bowl containing pure olive oil and another vessel with pure red wine. Several wands with cotton tips for the anointing shall be prepared. The

You love righteousness, and hate wickedness: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows. And I answered again, and said to him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? ...

Prayer over your anointing oil: (Do this before anointing anything) 1.) Take your oil out of the box and before taking off the cap, LIFT the oil and bottle up to God. 2.) Pray out loud over the oil and the bottle: “Father God, Thank You for this oil to be used for anointing. In Jesus name, I lift up this oil and the bottle that it is in and ...

The early Christians used blessed olive oil for three different purposes. Oil was blessed by a bishop to be used for the expulsion of evil, for the healing of the sick, and for the bestowal of the Holy Spirit. The Oil of Exorcism was used to expel the Devil or his minions in someone who was

Holy Unction is a Sacrament where the body is anointed with holy oil to invoke the grace of God over those who are ill. We not only ask for healing of the body, but also for healing of the soul – treating sin as a spiritual illness, while asking for the patience to accept the will of God.

In the sacrament of Holy Unction olive oil is sanctified through the reading of seven prayers of blessing, accompanied by seven readings from the Epistles and seven from the Holy Gospels. The service is ideally performed by seven priests, though this is not mandatory.