{"id":4681,"date":"2025-04-15T21:56:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T21:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sthedwig.ca\/wordpress\/?p=4681"},"modified":"2025-06-12T21:57:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T21:57:49","slug":"holy-oils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sthedwig.ca\/wordpress\/?p=4681","title":{"rendered":"Holy Oils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Mass of Chrism is a special Mass, held in Toronto at St. Michael\u2019s Cathedral for the priests of the Archdiocese of Toronto, on the Tuesday of Holy Week. At the Chrism Mass the holy oils used in the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Orders and Sacrament of the Sick are blessed and supplied to the local parishes for use. 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