Instruction: answer questions 36 to 40 based on the following text.
The consecration of the Coronation Oil
- The Chrism oil which will be used to anoint His Majesty The King on 6th May 2023 has been
- consecrated. In a special ceremony at The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, the oil
- has been consecrated by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, and
- the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, The Most Reverend Hosam Naoum.
- The oil has been created using olives harvested from two groves on the Mount of Olives,
- at the Monastery of Mary Magdalene and the Monastery of the Ascension. The Monastery of
- Mary Magdalene is the burial place of His Majesty’s grandmother, Princess Alice of Greece. The
- olives were pressed just outside Bethlehem. The oil has been perfumed with essential oils –
- sesame, rose, jasmine, cinnamon, neroli, benzoin, and amber – as well as orange blossom. The
- Coronation oil is based on the oil used at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the formula of
- which has been used for hundreds of years. It will also be used for the anointing of Her Majesty
- The Queen Consort.
- The Archbishop of Canterbury said: “I am honored and grateful that His Beatitude Patriarch
- Theophilos III and Archbishop Hosam Naoum have consecrated the oil that will be used to
- anoint His Majesty The King. I want to thank especially His Beatitude providing this
- Coronation Oil, which reflects The King’s personal family connection the Holy Land and
- his great care for its peoples. I am also delighted that the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem
- shared in the consecration of the oil. From ancient kings through to the present day, monarchs
- have been anointed with oil this sacred place. As we prepare to anoint The King and The
- Queen Consort, I pray that they would be guided and strengthened the Holy Spirit.
(Available in: https://www.royal.uk/consecration-coronation-oil – text specially adapted for this test).
Consider the following statements about the article and mark T, if true, or F, if false.
( ) The same oil has been used to anoint kings and queens for the past 100 years.
( ) The coronation oil that will be used on The King has the same formula as the one used on Queen Elizabeth II.
( ) The Archbishop of Canterbury thinks that having the oil prepared in Jerusalem is a symbol of The King’s family being considered Holy by its people.
The correct order of filling the parentheses, from top to bottom, is:
