§ 1. Baptism. When we try
to ascertain the exact relation between Baptism and the Unction or
Chrism which immediately followed, we find that Cyril’s teaching
on the subject has been understood in very different senses. By
some he is thought to regard the Unction as being merely an accessory
rite of the one great Sacrament of Baptism; to others he seems to draw
a clear distinction between them, assigning to each its proper grace
and efficacy.