Chrism Mass that is traditionally celebrated on Holy Thursday is not just about the blessing of the Oil of Chrism used for ...

Forty-two cardinals, 42 bishops and 1,800 priests living in Rome concelebrated the Mass. Holy Thursday marks the institution ...

For the second consecutive time, a very rare occurrence in the history of supplying oil for the consecration of Holy Thursday in the Vatican, the oil produced by a Sicilian company from Ispica, ...

Bishop Burbidge then offered a prayer of thanksgiving over small dishes containing the oil of the sick. With the three priests, he anointed the foreheads and palms of those receiving the sacrament.

Observations of the Great and Holy Wednesday by Greek Orthodox Christians during the Great Lent and the different traditional ...

Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters ... The essential elements of this sacrament are the anointing with oil blessed by the bishop and the prayer of the bishop or priest ...

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David urged the faithful to be “agents of hope,” especially for “those who are languishing in the ...

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, president of the CBCP, leads the Chrism Mass at 8 am (Manila time) on Maundy Thursday, April ...

The official state ceremony for the traditional oil-anointing ritual of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year is scheduled to take place this morning (April 16) at the premises of the Temple of the Sacred ...

Holy Thursday commemorates the institution of the Eucharist and the sacrament of the priesthood during the Last Supper. The Chrism Mass is a particularly important celebration, as it symbolizes the ...

The Chrism Mass was witnessed by members of various Religious congregations serving in the Archdiocese, along with lay ...

Archbishop José H. Gomez invited Los Angeles priests to reflect on the “nobility of our priestly calling” as they renewed their ordination vows at the 2025 Chrism Mass on April 14.