Page 410 - Special Occasion Prayers

410 Sacraments of Initiation
Blessing the Oil

CEL: Lord God, may Your Holy Spirit come down and bless
this oil and dwell in it. May this oil, for the administration of
baptism, the symbol of Christ's suffering and resurrection, be
sanctified + in the name of Your adorable Trinity. Let this oil of
anointing be a sign of life for us. By this baptism accomplished
through Jesus Christ, Your Son and our Savior, may we have the
fullness of sanctity, the bliss of the heavenly kingdom, and a
share in Christ's priesthood. We offer praise, honor, worship and
thanksgiving to You and to Your beloved Son, and to the Holy
Spirit. Now, + always and forever.

ALL: Amen.

The celebrant dipping his thumb in the holy Myron makes the
sign of the cross in the oil saying:

CEL: Signed, sanctified and mingled with the holy Myron, this
oil becomes the sign of immortality in the baptism for the for-
giveness of sins. In the name of the Father and of the Son + and
of the Holy Spirit.

ALL: Amen.
Blessing the Water

CEL: Lord God, may the Holy Spirit, who descended on Jesus
when He received baptism in the Jordan, and who renews the hu-
man nature, come down on this water and dwell in it. Those who
are baptized in this water may attain salvation. Purified in body
and soul, may we be found worthy to offer praise, honor and
thanksgiving. Now, always + and forever.

ALL: Amen.

The celebrant makes the sign of the cross in the water saying:

CEL: To be the new womb of spiritual birth through the baptism
of forgiveness of sins, this water is blessed and mingled with the
holy oil. In the name of the Father and of the Son + and of the
Holy Spirit.

ALL: Amen.