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Holy oils are used in religion and magic, and include: Holy anointing oil, to anoint priests and articles of the Jewish Tabernacle; In Christianity: Chrism; Oil of catechumens; Holy oil from pilgrimage sites, see Monza ampullae; Oil of the sick, used in the anointing of the sick; Holy Oil of Aspiration, a ceremonial magic oil
While sources agree about the identity of four of the five ingredients of anointing oil, the identity of the fifth, kaneh bosem, has been a matter of debate.The Bible indicates that it was an aromatic cane or grass, which was imported from a distant land by way of the spice routes, and that a related plant grows in Israel (kaneh bosem is referenced as a cultivated plant in the Song of Songs 4:14.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE, Vietnamese: Bộ Tài nguyên và Môi trường) is a government ministry in Vietnam responsible for: land, water resources; mineral resources, geology; environment; hydrometeorology; climate change; surveying and mapping; management of the islands and the sea.
Oil of Saint Philomena. The Oil of Saints, also known as the Manna of the Saints, is "an aromatic liquid with healing properties" [1] or "holy water (very much like myrrh)" [2] which "is said to have flowed, or still flows, from the relics or burial places" [3] of certain Christian saints, who are known as myroblytes while the exudation itself is referred to as myroblysia [4] or myroblytism.
The Cao Đài Holy Land is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Tây Ninh, the provincial capital, and 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Ho Chi Minh City. It covers an area of approximately 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi) and has a total of twelve entrances, including a main gate known as Chánh Môn and eleven numbered gates.
Kinh Thánh Bản Dịch Mới (NVB) (New Vietnamese Bible): This version is published by the Vietnamese Bible Society. The NVB New Testament was translated from the Greek New Testament, Third Edition, United Bible Societies, 1983 edition. The NVB Old Testament was translated from the Biblia Hebraica Stutgatensia, 1983 Edition.
Located 90 kilometres (56 mi) north-west of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) in Tây-Ninh Province is the Caodaist Holy See. At the centre of this city stands the Great Divine Temple. As well as being a major centre of pilgrimage, the Caodaism Holy See is also one of Vietnam's major tourist attractions. [19]
The Holy See gave the province a mission to minister to the Vietnamese American community. [8] The Congregation organized the inaugural Marian Day at its U.S. headquarters in 1978, in celebration of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Around 1,500 Vietnamese Catholics from the Carthage area participated in the one-day retreat. [6] [9] [10]