The Sacrament of The Sacrament of ConfirmationConfirmation

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ConfirmationConfirmation Confirmation is a Confirmation is a

SacramentSacrament (Holy Mystery): (Holy Mystery): As a sacrament it As a sacrament it

communicatescommunicates and reveals and reveals communion with God and his communion with God and his grace.grace.

Confirmation confers a Confirmation confers a sacramental charactersacramental character that that cannot be erased and that cannot be erased and that predisposespredisposes the Christian the Christian person to receive the very person to receive the very life of God, and his divine life of God, and his divine protection.protection. It’s not JUST a reiteration of It’s not JUST a reiteration of

Baptism!Baptism!

ConfirmationConfirmation At confirmation we receive At confirmation we receive

the Holy Spirit, The the Holy Spirit, The paraclete, the advocate.paraclete, the advocate. Just like the Apostles at Just like the Apostles at

PentecostPentecost To help us continue the To help us continue the

mission of our Lord.mission of our Lord. To To strengthenstrengthen our our

baptismal faithbaptismal faith To guide us toward the truth.To guide us toward the truth.

ConfirmationConfirmation

Confirmation Confirmation completescompletes the the baptismal grace.baptismal grace. The Christian The Christian

participates now fully in participates now fully in the body of Christ with the body of Christ with rights an obligations of a rights an obligations of a spiritual and temporal spiritual and temporal character.character.

The Confirmed person The Confirmed person is compelled to is compelled to witnesswitness the Christian the Christian faith with faith with convictionconviction by by word and deeds.word and deeds.

ConfirmationConfirmation

Confirmation Confirmation perpetuates (keeps perpetuates (keeps alive) the grace of alive) the grace of PentecostPentecost..

In other words, the In other words, the action and presence of action and presence of thethe Holy Spirit Holy Spirit manifested in our manifested in our lives’ character, lives’ character, words and actions. words and actions.

What does Confirmation What does Confirmation involve?involve?

Confirmation involves a Confirmation involves a mature faithmature faith ( a ( a desire to grow in the desire to grow in the knowledge of God).knowledge of God).

Confirmation involves a Confirmation involves a commitment to one’s commitment to one’s faith (Church)faith (Church)

Confirmation involves a Confirmation involves a commitmentcommitment to know to know more about our faith’ s more about our faith’ s teachingsteachings, , practicespractices and and traditionstraditions..

Confirmation Confirmation involves a sharing involves a sharing of this gift of faith of this gift of faith with others.with others.

How to be a witness and How to be a witness and adult in the Church?adult in the Church?

Become Become involveinvolve in your community of faith in your community of faith (parish), through its different (parish), through its different ministriesministries..

Be a Be a role model of faithrole model of faith to your family, friends to your family, friends and your community.and your community.

ShareShare your your faith faith with your co-workers and with your co-workers and friends.friends.

Support Support social justicesocial justice (listen to the Pope and the (listen to the Pope and the bishop’s call for social change in society on areas bishop’s call for social change in society on areas such: racism, prejudice, wages, right to life, such: racism, prejudice, wages, right to life, abortion, euthanasia among others).abortion, euthanasia among others).

Get to know your Get to know your Catholic faithCatholic faith, the scriptures., the scriptures.

How is the Sacrament of How is the Sacrament of Confirmation celebrated?Confirmation celebrated?

The sacrament is The sacrament is celebrated through celebrated through the anointing with the anointing with chrism on the chrism on the forehead.forehead.

And And the lying on of the lying on of handshands

And And the wordsthe words: : Be Be sealed with the gift sealed with the gift of the Holy Spiritof the Holy Spirit

Can Confirmation be Can Confirmation be repeated?repeated?

NO, Like baptism NO, Like baptism confirmation is confirmation is only received only received once.once.

Who is the minister of Who is the minister of Confirmation?Confirmation?

The original minister of The original minister of confirmation is confirmation is the Bishopthe Bishop

Only the bishop can Only the bishop can delegatedelegate (appoint) a (appoint) a priest to confirm in his priest to confirm in his name on special name on special occasions or occasions or circumstances.circumstances.

In the In the Eastern ChurchesEastern Churches priest can confirm infants priest can confirm infants after baptism.after baptism.

What is the role of the What is the role of the sponsor?sponsor?

The role of the The role of the sponsor is sponsor is to help the to help the one being confirmed one being confirmed remain firm and remain firm and strong in the faith.strong in the faith.

Sponsors are Sponsors are role role modelsmodels of of faithfaith, their , their task is to task is to give support give support and inspiration to and inspiration to those living the those living the Christian faith.Christian faith.

Confirmation NameConfirmation Name

A name is chosen A name is chosen (optional) (optional) to to remind us of remind us of baptism.baptism.

A new name A new name is a is a sign of a new life sign of a new life and a new way of and a new way of livingliving..

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