Blessing liquids

[Ora_et_Labora_1]

Say you want to use blessed olive oil to use in an oil lamp in your prayer corner. Is there any way to make more blessed oil, apart from getting more blessed? Is it possible to do the same as with holy water - adding more oil to the already blessed one?

 

[Graceful_Lamb]

I think that you would probably need to get more blessed. Usually, there is a holy water tank in the gathering room of the church. You can get more from there.

I believe the oil is blessed by the Bishop of whatever diocese he belongs to once a year. I I believe each parish gets a portion of the holy water to be used for last rites, funeral, etc. You could check with your parish office about the holy oil.

 

[FrDavid96]

Say you want to use blessed olive oil to use in an oil lamp in your prayer corner. Is there any way to make more blessed oil, apart from getting more blessed? Is it possible to do the same as with holy water - adding more oil to the already blessed one?

In principle, yes. That would work. It’s not a recommended way of doing things, though.

There must be more of the blessed than the unblessed (just as with Holy Water).

Obviously (but it still needs to be said) the best way is to have more oil blessed.