Exodus 29:7Catholic Public Domain VersionAnd you shall pour the oil of unction over his head. And so, by this rite, he shall be consecrated. See the chapter |
The high priest, that is, the priest who is the greatest among his brothers, upon whose head the oil of anointing has been poured, and whose hands have been consecrated for the priesthood, and who has been vested with the holy vestments: he shall not expose his head; he shall not rend his vestments.