Chrismation

In Orthodox and Eastern Catholic practice, chrismation is the sacrament of anointing with chrism (a consecrated oil) that follows immediately after baptism. Unlike Western confirmation, which is typically deferred until later childhood or adolescence, chrismation completes Christian initiation at the time of baptism. The newly chrismated person is anointed on the forehead, eyes, nostrils, mouth, ears, chest, hands, and feet, with the words "the seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit." For most Orthodox Christians this happens as an infant, alongside baptism and first communion in a single combined rite.