Resume at this point, what we were saying a while ago about the significance of the oil. The sacred chrism in Confirmation and used an olive oil scented with balsam.
As mentioned earlier, with the oil, in the biblical civilization, he treated the sick, the consecrated priests, kings and prophets were anointed the head and feet of the guest who wanted to honor. How did Mary Magdalene with Jesus (Jn 12.1-8). Jesus is said
Messiah, Christ, Anointed One, blessed by an inner spiritual anointing. This means that it is invaded by the Holy Spirit with which it forms one God: the man Jesus è "unto", imbevuto totalmente di divinità e di Spirito Santo.
Al momento del suo battesimo, quando inaugura la sua vita pubblica, Gesù riceve in modo manifesto l’unzione dello Spirito che scende sopra di lui in forma di colomba, mentre il Padre proclama: " Questi è il Figlio mio prediletto ..." Questa è l’unzione del Cristo solennemente ricordata all’inizio della sua missione.
La pentecoste e la confermazione sono l’unzione della chiesa e dei confermati, per opera dello Spirito Santo, per la loro vita pubblica di messaggeri della buona novella. Nella confermazione diventiamo pienamente "cristiani", partecipiamo cioè all’unzione del "Christ" to continue his mission. We are imbued with, penetrated, invaded by Christ and his Spirit to the point of holding ourselves to God, "partakers of the divine nature " (1 Peter 1:4), deified, deified.
Thus, we become those who have to perfume the whole world (Jn 12:3). St. Paul writes: " Thanks be to God who gives us a share in His triumph in Christ and through us spreads the fragrance of his knowledge in the world! For we are unto God the aroma of Christ " (2 Cor 2:14-15).
The anointing is done in the form of a cross. " fighters carry the banner of their leader " says St. Thomas Aquinas and forehead, in the most visible. This mark, that mark is indelible as if it were done with the hot iron.
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