Holy oil

Holy oils are used in religion and magic, and include:

• Holy anointing oil, to anoint priests and articles of the Jewish Tabernacle
• In Christianity (see Holy oils in the Catholic Church):
  • Chrism
  • Oil of catechumens
  • Holy oil from pilgrimage sites, see Monza ampullae
  • Oil of the sick, used in the anointing of the sick
• Holy Oil of Aspiration, a ceremonial magic oil