The Scriptures speak of anointing the sick with oil, and throughout the Whole of the Sacred Volume there is abundant evidence to show that oil was much used for the person by outward application.

“Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick ...

This tradition continues in the New Testament, where James 5:14 advocates for the anointing of the sick with oil by the ...

The sacrament of anointing of the sick is often associated with hospitals or those on their deathbeds. But the Order of Malta ...