In case you didn't know, the Orthodox are pretty big on oil and the sign of the cross. Here, before our baptisms, Fr. George prepares the water by making the sign of the cross with his hands and then with the oil. Then each of the catechumens are anointed with oil - always in the sign of the cross - on various parts of the body. Here it's the forehead and the feet. Of course there were specific prayers that accompanied all of these actions.
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