The earliest report in the blessing of oils seems from the Apostolic Custom, an early Christian document commonly acknowledged being dated before 235 CE. Nowadays, consecrating the oils is intently tied to preparation for Holy Saturday’s Easter Vigil, as hundreds are baptized in the Catholic Church in the U.S. https://liantong.com.tw/%e6%96%b0%e7%ab%b9%e6%88%bf%e5%b1%8b%e4%ba%8c%e8%83%8e%e8%b2%b8%e6%ac%be%e8%a9%b3%e7%b4%b0%e6%94%bb%e7%95%a5%ef%bc%9a%e6%8f%90%e4%be%9b%e8%b3%87%e9%87%91%e5%bd%88%e6%80%a7%e7%ae%a1%e7%90%86/