ST. HILARY, L.C.—“These, the Lord says, should not be kept from him, because the kingdom of Heaven is of such; and besides, the operation of the law ceasing, the gift of the Holy Ghost was to be bestowed on the Gentiles by the imposition of hands and prayer.” Comment. in c. xix. Matt. p. 703.
Sr. CYRIL OF JERUSALEM, G.C.—“To you, when you came out from the font, was given the chrism, which is the image of that with which Christ was anointed, that is, the Holy Spirit. Take care, that you think it not mere ointment, —with which the forehead and your bodily senses are symbolically anointed: the body, indeed, is anointed with that visible chrism, but the soul is sanctified by the Holy Spirit.' 1967 Cat. Myst. iii. n. 1, 111, p. 316, 317. “As Christ, after his baptism and the coming of the divine Spirit, went out to battle and conquered the enemy; so you, after baptism and the mystical chrism, clothed in the arms of the same Spirit, are opposed to him and surmount his attacks.” Ibid. n. iv. p. 317.
ST. OPTATUS OF MILEVIS, L. C. Christ went down into the water, not that in him there was any thing to be cleansed: but water was to precede oil, in order to form and accomplish the mysteries of baptism.—The spiritual oil, in the form of a dove, descended on him, and rested on his head; whence he was called Christ. And that the imposition of hands might not be wanting, the voice of God was heard from a cloud, saying : (Matt. iii. 17.) This is my beloved Son." Schism. Donat. L. iv. adv. Parm. p. 75.
St. EPHREM, G.C. “ Here (in the Church) you may hear the names of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: here you find the sacraments of chrism and baptism, the breaking of bread, and the cup of salvation; the Holy Scriptures also,
