Confirmation

[the_Assyrian_1]

dear friends ,

I hope to recieve a reply from someone who has been confirmed in the Catholic Church…

I have been Baptised and have also received the Blessed and HOLY Communion classes when I was a boy but I have never been confirmed into the Catholic Faith yet…

Can you please tell me what this is about… I am now keen to know and perhaps will make a different choice as I am now grown up…

Been through a mire of sin! ! Im okay now… ready to make a stand… !

 

[jmcrae]

dear friends ,

I hope to recieve a reply from someone who has been confirmed in the Catholic Church…

I have been Baptised and have also received the Blessed and HOLY Communion classes when I was a boy but I have never been confirmed into the Catholic Faith yet…

Can you please tell me what this is about… I am now keen to know and perhaps will make a different choice as I am now grown up…

Been through a mire of sin! ! Im okay now… ready to make a stand… !

Not sure what this is doing in the Social Justice forum, but,

Confirmation is one of three Sacraments of Initiation. It normally follows Baptism, and for Catholics born in the 20th century, it often also follows First Holy Communion. Baptism and First Holy Communion are the other two Sacraments of Initiation.

In Confirmation, the Holy Spirit confirms the Baptism of the candidate. The candidate makes a Profession of Faith and is sealed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit by means of the Bishop anointing him on the forehead with oil, and calling him by his Confirmation name (by which the candidate joins himself symbolically with the Communion of Saints, by taking a Saint’s name) says, [Name], be sealed with the Holy Spirit." The candidate responds “Amen,” after which the Bishop says, “Peace be with you,” and the candidate responds, “And also with you.” The candidate then shakes the Bishop’s hand, and then returns to his seat. Throughout this procedure, the candidate’s Sponsor puts his right hand on the candidate’s right shoulder, and then walks with him back to his seat.

It is expected that in preparation for his Confirmation, the candidate has made a study of the teachings of the Church relating to the Church and to the action of the Holy Spirit, in particular, the Five Precepts of the Church, the Ten Commandments, the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, the 12 Fruits of the Holy Spirit, and other of the same kind of information.

 

[the_Assyrian_1]

thankyou Jm,

I have already made first point of Call to my Church… you see I became evanglical for a long time… after my teen years… I felt I was being attacked on all sides (TV included) so I gave my enemies the benefit of the doubt and so went in a different direction for another ten years, God has shown me the way back…

I dont think any of our three Children (my brothers) were confirmed, my brother Pete was an altar boy for a long time but I think if Im honest I only got initiated into two of the three sacraments for the Church as a Child…

does it matter that I have a record in mental illnes now?

I am thankful to know the information you gave me is true…I suspect that our Parish has an intake of newly made adults once every so often… I dont know how often this is…

If Im honest, I feel I need to sort myself out before I come to the house of God… but we’ll see…

Thanks for your reply…
With love
brother mark

 

[Luke65]

In addition to the info above, here are the effects of Confirmation, from the Catechism:
III. THE EFFECTS OF CONFIRMATION

1302 It is evident from its celebration that the effect of the sacrament of Confirmation is the special outpouring of the Holy Spirit as once granted to the apostles on the day of Pentecost.

1303 From this fact, Confirmation brings an increase and deepening of baptismal grace:

• it roots us more deeply in the divine filiation which makes us cry, “Abba! Father!”;117
• it unites us more firmly to Christ;
• it increases the gifts of the Holy Spirit in us;
• it renders our bond with the Church more perfect;118
• it gives us a special strength of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the faith by word and action as true witnesses of Christ, to confess the name of Christ boldly, and never to be ashamed of the Cross:119
  
  Recall then that you have received the spiritual seal, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of right judgment and courage, the spirit of knowledge and reverence, the spirit of holy fear in God’s presence. Guard what you have received. God the Father has marked you with his sign; Christ the Lord has confirmed you and has placed his pledge, the Spirit, in your hearts.120

1304 Like Baptism which it completes, Confirmation is given only once, for it too imprints on the soul an indelible spiritual mark, the “character,” which is the sign that Jesus Christ has marked a Christian with the seal of his Spirit by clothing him with power from on high so that he may be his witness.121

1305 This “character” perfects the common priesthood of the faithful, received in Baptism, and "the confirmed person receives the power to profess faith in Christ publicly and as it were officially (quasi Ex officio)."122

God bless.

 

[Annabelle_Marie]

dear friends ,

I hope to recieve a reply from someone who has been confirmed in the Catholic Church…

I have been Baptised and have also received the Blessed and HOLY Communion classes when I was a boy but I have never been confirmed into the Catholic Faith yet…

Can you please tell me what this is about… I am now keen to know and perhaps will make a different choice as I am now grown up…

Been through a mire of sin! ! Im okay now… ready to make a stand… !

I had the same experience. It means I go to reconciliation, receive communion…and yet am in RCIA to be confirmed this Easter Vigil.

 

[Vince1022]

Not sure what this is doing in the Social Justice forum, but,

Confirmation is one of three Sacraments of Initiation. It normally follows Baptism, and for Catholics born in the 20th century, it often also follows First Holy Communion. Baptism and First Holy Communion are the other two Sacraments of Initiation.

In Confirmation, the Holy Spirit confirms the Baptism of the candidate. The candidate makes a Profession of Faith and is sealed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit by means of the Bishop anointing him on the forehead with oil, and calling him by his Confirmation name (by which the candidate joins himself symbolically with the Communion of Saints, by taking a Saint’s name) says, [Name], be sealed with the Holy Spirit." The candidate responds “Amen,” after which the Bishop says, “Peace be with you,” and the candidate responds, “And also with you.” The candidate then shakes the Bishop’s hand, and then returns to his seat. Throughout this procedure, the candidate’s Sponsor puts his right hand on the candidate’s right shoulder, and then walks with him back to his seat.

It is expected that in preparation for his Confirmation, the candidate has made a study of the teachings of the Church relating to the Church and to the action of the Holy Spirit, in particular, the Five Precepts of the Church, the Ten Commandments, the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, the 12 Fruits of the Holy Spirit, and other of the same kind of information.

Confirmation does not follow communion for all Catholics born in the 20th century.

 

[jmcrae]

Confirmation does not follow communion for all Catholics born in the 20th century.

I didn’t say “all.”

I said “it often also follows First Holy Communion …” - I was specifically being careful not to say “always.”

 

[puzzleannie]

dear friends ,

I hope to recieve a reply from someone who has been confirmed in the Catholic Church…

I have been Baptised and have also received the Blessed and HOLY Communion classes when I was a boy but I have never been confirmed into the Catholic Faith yet…

Can you please tell me what this is about… I am now keen to know and perhaps will make a different choice as I am now grown up…

Been through a mire of sin! ! Im okay now… ready to make a stand… !

don’t know why it is a social justice but you merely need to call your parish and ask about the process for adult Catholics to prepare for Confirmation. Yes sacramental confession of all mortal sins since your last confession is required before reception of the sacrament.

 

[Vince1022]

I didn’t say “all.”

I said “it often also follows First Holy Communion …” - I was specifically being careful not to say “always.”

Sorry. Thanks for the correction. My apologies.

 

[jmcrae]

Sorry. Thanks for the correction. My apologies.

Thank you.

 

[joandarc2008]

Basically it is the last Sacrament you are missing in the Rites of Initiation. You have all the rest of the information. As far as sinning - go to Reconcilliation, do your penance and you will be forgiven. Not one of us will be without sin - not one of us perfect. As St Theresa of Avila once said and I am paraphrasing - I will never be without sin, I would just like to not to have to confess the same ones over and over.