Is it ok to use "home-made" holy oil?

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My friend gave me this oil she called “St. Joseph’s oil” and said it can be used to protect yourself from illness and evil spirits. I think she made it with olive oil and with flowers that had sat in front of the altar of her church. She had it blessed by a priest after. She said you put the oil on your finger and make the sign of the cross on each of your five senses while saying a prayer of protection.

I just want to ensure that this is a legitimate Catholic practice before I use the oil. All I could find when looking up St. Joseph’s oil online was oil offered by a specific oratory dedicated to St. Joseph, nothing about a home-made version. This friend also has some questionable views on other matters related to the Catholic faith.
 
Never heard of the homemade version of St. Joseph’s oil. However since it is blessed, it is a sacramental that can be used. However, keep in mind that the oil isn’t a magic talisman or something like that. God heals and protects you from evil sprits NOT the oil. What’s important is your faith in God.
The other St. Joseph’s oil which was blessed in an oratory was actually promoted by a saint.

St. Joseph, Pray for us!
 
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She had it blessed by a priest after.
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Make sure it was blessed by a Catholic Priest. Perhaps ask about the Priest in question so you can call him up to make sure he’s both real and really a Priest.
 
Oil is for cooking. The rite of blessing oil for use by laity is a blessing of food. This was made very clear by my pastor and his parochial vicar when I submitted a new bottle of olive oil for their blessing. I use it in my kitchen to make food as normal, just like my blessed and exorcised salt.
 
If a priest blesses the oil, I would think it’s probably OK. Somewhere out in the remote African villages, Christians are not always going to have all the oil they need on-hand, and may need to “roll-their-own” from time-to-time. There has to be some degree of acceptance.

What GioG12 said was very important. What’s important is one’s faith in God. The oil is just a symbol, a sacramental.
 
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If a priest blesses the oil, I would think it’s probably OK. Somewhere out in the remote African villages, Christians are not always going to have all the oil they need on-hand, and may need to “roll-their-own” from time-to-time. There has to be some degree of acceptance.

What GioG12 said was very important. What’s important is one’s faith in God. The oil is just a symbol, a sacramental.
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Christians only need oil for cooking. There are holy oils blessed for sacramental rites which involve a priest, but there is no reason to make these oils available to the laity.
 
There are various legitimate priests and oratories and/or shrines that do give the laity blessed oil for anointing and prayer at home.
 
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Exorcised salt is a bit different. It’s not merely blessed…it’s exorcised. You can reverently sprinkle it around the perimeter of your home for spiritual protection.
 
Holy oils are different from blessed oils. Holy oils are consecrated on Holy Thursday (only ordained people can use them). Blessed Oils can be used by anyone.

”Blessed olive oil may be used by the faithful to bless themselves or someone they have dominion over (parents over children, husbands over wives, God-parents over God-children). Blessed olive oil may be used in cooking. Lay people should not bless other lay people since they do not have authority over them.”
 
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We laypeople can not make our own holy oil.
I suggest going to your priest and asking for some holy water, and using that for prayer.
 
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