Description
St Timothy Healing Oil (patron for crones disease) (1)
The St Timothy healing oil is dedicated to the disciple of St Paul from the New Testament. Timothy was the son of a Greek father and Eunice, a converted Jewess. He joined St Paul when Paul preached at Lystra replacing Barnabas, and became Paul’s close friend and confidant. Paul allowed him to be circumcised to placate the Jews, since he was the son of a Jewess, and he then accompanied Paul on his second missionary journey.
Timothy was sent to Thessalonica to report on the condition of the Christians there. He was to encourage them under persecution, a report that led to Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians. He did this when he joined Timothy at Corinth. Timothy and Erastus were sent to Macedonia. They went to Corinth to remind the Corinthians of Paul’s teaching. They then accompanied Paul into Macedonia and Achaia. Timothy was probably with Paul when the Apostle was imprisoned at Caesarea and then Rome, and was himself imprisoned but then freed.
According to tradition, he went to Ephesus, became its first bishop, and was stoned to death there when he opposed the pagan festival of Katagogian in honor of Diana. Paul wrote two letters to Timothy, one written about 65 from Macedonia and the second from Rome while he was in prison awaiting execution. His feast day is January 26.
Tradition of oils
The tradition of anointing with sacred oil is very old indeed. It is used in sacraments and also as a devotional practice. The sick person applies the oil and blesses themselves. As they do so, they are asked to pray to whomever the oil is dedicated to. The Irish blessings oils do not have miraculous power. It is God who has the power to heal. Applying the oil while praying are important ways for us to express our faith in God’s power. Moreover, by doing so we place our trust in God.
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