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Rh two others, for Confirmation and the Visitation of the Sick. Both these vary in some respects from our present Offices. The Chrism or Ointment is retained in the Office for Confirmation, together with the sign of the Cross. There is also a Form for Consecrating the Chrism. It is stated in one of the Rubrics, that the matter of the Chrism is sweet oil of olives and precious Balsam, commonly called Balm of Gilead. In the Office for the Visitation of the Sick, the Priest is directed to place his hand on the head of the sick person, while he pronounces the absolution. The anointing with oil is also enjoined; and a form for administering the Holy Communion to the sick person is appended.

These are the chief peculiarities of the new Communion Office. But it is necessary to remark, that whenever I have spoken of this Office, the forms for Confirmation and the Visitation of the Sick are to be understood as comprehended in the Designation, the name by which the Book is usually known.