The holy oil, chrism, which shall be used to anoint King Charles III throughout his coronation on 6 May has been consecrated at a ceremony within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Friday.
It was created utilizing olives which had been harvested from groves on the Mount of Olives, a mountain ridge which runs from Jerusalem’s Old City which has main spiritual symbolism for Christians and Jews.
The olives got here from the Monastery of Mary Magdalene and the Monastery of the Ascension, and had been pressed simply exterior Bethlehem earlier than being perfumed with sesame, rose, jasmine, cinnamon, neroli, benzoin and amber in addition to orange blossom.
The oil, which performs an integral position within the ceremonies of many religions over centuries, was made sacred by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, and the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, The Most Reverend Hosam Naoum.
Camilla, Queen Consort, may also be anointed with holy oil and topped, as was Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother when she was topped Queen in 1937.
The Archbishop of Canterbury stated: “I am honoured and grateful that His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III and Archbishop Hosam Naoum have consecrated the oil that will be used to anoint His Majesty The King.
“I need to thank particularly His Beatitude for offering this Coronation Oil, which displays the King’s private household reference to the Holy Land and his nice look after its peoples.
“I’m additionally delighted that the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem shared within the consecration of the oil.
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“Since beginning the planning for the coronation, my desire has been for a new coronation oil to be produced using olive oil from the Mount of Olives. This demonstrates the deep historic link between the coronation, the Bible and the Holy Land.
“From historical kings via to the current day, monarchs have been anointed with oil from this sacred place. As we put together to anoint the King and the Queen Consort, I pray that they’d be guided and strengthened by the Holy Spirit.”
Source: information.sky.com”