Rites and Rituals of the Coptic Orthodox Church

Dictionary of Coptic Orthodox Church Terms and Terminology

Chrism | Myron | Mayroun

 

St-Takla.org Image: The Holy Mairuon Oil (Mayron, Mayroon), at St. Takla Church Baptistery, Egypt - right to left: Ghalilawn Oil, Mayroun Oil, and the Simple Oil - Photograph by Michael Ghaly for St-Takla.org صورة في موقع الأنبا تكلا: زيت الميرون المقدس، زيت المسحة المقدسة، زيت ميرون، في معمودية كنيسة الأنبا تكلاهيمانوت، مصر - من اليمين لليسار: زيت الغاليلاون، زيت الميرون، الزيت البسيط،  - تصوير مايكل غالي لـ: موقع الأنبا تكلا هيمانوت

→ Arabic language: ميرون, Coptic Language: muron, Greek language: Μύρον, Amharic language: ሜሮን.

 

* A consecrated oil used in two sacraments, viz. at baptism and Chrism, as well as at the consecration of the Church and of the sacred vessels etc. The priest is allowed to anoint the newly-baptized with the chrism.

* The tradition of using this sacred oil goes back to the Old Testament (Exod. 39) where God ordered Moses to prepare a compound anointing oil of myrrh, cinnamon, cassia, and sweet calamus mixed with pure olive oil. It was used in anointing kings, priests, the tent of the tabernacle, and its furnitures.

* It's made out of specific oils mixed with spices that was presented when the Lord was shrouded.

* Chrism is administered immediately after baptism. The newly-baptized joins the church and becomes one of it's members through baptism, and is strengthened through Chrism, thus he has now the right to partake of the holy Communion.

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