The Sacrament of Confirmation

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We are “sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit.” to live our faith in word and deed.

Confirmation

  • the completion of our Baptism

  • the sacrament during which we receive a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit to live our faith in word and deed.

  • a personal Pentecost through which we receive the same Holy Spirit given to the apostles at Pentecost.

Rite of Confirmation

“The essential rite of Confirmation is [1] anointing the forehead of the baptized with sacred chrism…, together with [2] the laying on of the minister’s hand and [3] the words “Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1320)

Further Explanations / Definitions:

*Pentecost is the Solemnity of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, a Christian holiday that commemorates the day the Holy Spirit came upon Mary and the Apostles. 

*commemorate - recall, show respect for, celebrate

*solemnity - Roman Rite of the Catholic Church

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