We ask this through Christ our Lord. 113 1300 The essential rite of the sacrament follows. In the Latin rite, "the sacrament of Confirmation is conferred through the anointing with chrism on the ...

Friday, 4 April 2025 at 6.02 pm by Peter Owen categorised as Church in Wales, Church of England, News. The Bishop of St Asaph, the Rt Revd Gregory Cameron ...

Holy chrism is a mixture of olive-oil and balm ... of the Catholic Faith because it is the Old Faith established by Christ and taught by His Apostles; it is the Faith for which countless Holy ...

Next week begins the Week called Holy, with Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord on April 13 and concluding with Easter Sunday on April 20. Toward the end ...

SUNDAY, April 6, 2:40 p.m. EWTN Friends and relatives of Carlo Acutis (1991-2006) reminisce about him and about the holy ...

In the Catholic tradition, oils serve a variety of purposes. There are holy oils used in the sacraments — the oil of the sick ...

Pilate asked. ‘We have no king but Caesar,’ the chief priests answered. Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.” Speculation about the day of Christ's crucifixion and death stems from ...

The winning numbers in the Adamstown Lotto draw on Thursday 3rd April were: 8, 23, 24, 29. There was no Jackpot or match ...

Two deacons then held a book of the gospel symbolizing the duty of a bishop and sacred chrism oil was poured on his head anointing him and signifying the sacred priesthood of Christ. Convocar was ...

Easter, though not as grand as Christmas, was another time when slave owners gave out extra food and allowed some level of celebration. That’s why it became known as Pickney Chrismus—a smaller but ...