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{| class="toccolours" cellspacing="0" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; text-align:center; background:#eef;"| colspan="2" |<small>This article forms part of the series</small><br><font size=4>[[Spirituality|Orthodox Spirituality]]</font>|-||-| colspan="2" style="font-size: 95%; background:#99CC99;"|'''[[Holy Mysteries]]''' |-| colspan="2" style="font-size: 90%;"|[[Baptism]] - [[Chrismation]] <br> [[Eucharist]] - [[Confession]] <br> [[Marriage]] - [[Ordination]] <br> [[Holy Unction]]|-| colspan="2" style="font-size: 95%; background:#99CC99;"|'''Three Stages''' |-| colspan="2" style="font-size: 90%;"|[[Catharsis|Catharsis/Purification]] <br> [[Theoria|Theoria/Illumination]] <br> [[Theosis|Theosis/Divinization]]|-| colspan="2" style="font-size: 95%; background:#99CC99;"|'''Hesychasm'''|-| colspan="2" style="font-size: 90%;"|[[Nepsis]] - [[Repentance|Metanoia]] <br> [[Hesychasm|Hesychia]] - [[Phronema]] <br> [[Mysticism]] - [[Nous]]|-| colspan="2" style="font-size: 95%; background:#99CC99;"|'''[[Asceticism]]'''|-| colspan="2" style="font-size: 90%;"|[[Chastity]] - [[Obedience]] <br> [[Stability]] - [[Fasting]] <br> [[Poverty]] - [[Monasticism]]|-| colspan="2" style="font-size: 95%; background:#99CC99;"|'''[[Virtues]]'''|-| colspan="2" style="font-size: 90%;"|[[Humility]] - [[Almsgiving|Generosity]] <br> [[Chastity]] - [[Meekness]] <br> [[Temperance]] - [[Contentment]] <br> [[Diligence]]|-| colspan="2" style="font-size: 95%; background:#99CC99;"|'''[[Prayer]]'''|-| style="font-size: 90%;"|[[Worship]] - [[Veneration]] <br> [[Prayer Rule]] - [[Jesus Prayer]] <br> [[Relics]]|-| colspan="2" style="font-size: 95%; background:#99CC99;"|'''[[Church Fathers]]'''|-| colspan="2" style="font-size: 90%;"|[[Desert Fathers]] <br> [[Cappadocians]] <br> ''[[Philokalia|The Philokalia]]'' <br> ''[[The Ladder of Divine Ascent]]'' |-|style="border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc"||-| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|<small>[http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Template:Spirituality&action=edit Edit this box]</small>|}The [[sacrament]] of [[holy unction]] provides both physical and metal healing with holy oil blessed by the [[Holy Spirit]]. It is most commonly celebrated during [[Holy Week]] on [[Holy Wednesday]], however, private services are also common.
The oil carries God's grace both to renew the body and to cleanse the spirit. The service follows the apostolic tradition mentioned in the Gospels. "...Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven." [[James]] 5:14-15
