The oil anointing ceremony for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year was held on April 16 at the historic Rajamaha Viharaya in Kolonnawa, with the participation of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.

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.

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 ...

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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 ...