What Is Holy oils in the Bible?
Object
Oil. The “holy oils” are the blessed oils used in the sacraments.
It can mean
- The holy oils: the sacred chrism; the oil of catechumens, for those who are going to be baptized; and the oil of the sick.
- In the Bible: the apostles anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
Where it appears in the Bible
Mark 6:13; 1 Samuel 10:1
What the Bible says
Mark 6:13
And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
1 Samuel 10:1
And Samuel took a little vial of oil and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: Behold, the Lord hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance, and thou shalt deliver his people out of the hands of their enemies, that are round about them. And this shall be a sign unto thee, that God hath anointed thee to be prince.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Catechism 1237, 1241 and 1513