Just did my confirmation

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Yo I just got back from church and did my confirmation.

I’m 21 but my parents didn’t get me confirmed when I was younger. So I decided to go for it with the pastor when I got religious in december. So half a year ago.

So now I’m a full christian and well just wanted too share that. Since church was kinda empty a few people did congratulate me though.
 
Thanks be to God!

The LORD bless you and keep you! The LORD let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace!
 
OK, now get to work:D No…Really…:eek: So many who are just confirmed use Confirmation to be an end to continued education in our faith. Look at it as one of many stops on your journey. There is so much hidden beauty in our faith that you have yet to experience. Congratulations…on your faith journey so far. I pray for all Catholics to renew and boldly continue their journey.
 
I want to share this from Doctor of the Church, St Cyril of Jerusalem speaking on the importance of Confirmation (aka Chrismation):
  1. But beware of supposing this to be plain ointment. For as the Bread of the Eucharist, after the invocation of the Holy Ghost, is mere bread no longer , but the Body of Christ, so also this holy ointment is no more simple ointment, nor (so to say) common, after invocation, but it is Christ’s gift of grace, and, by the advent of the Holy Ghost, is made fit to impart His Divine Nature. Which ointment is symbolically applied to your forehead and your other senses; and while your body is anointed with the visible ointment, your soul is sanctified by the Holy and life-giving Spirit.
  2. …] For as Christ after His Baptism, and the visitation of the Holy Ghost, went forth and vanquished the adversary, so likewise ye, after Holy Baptism and the Mystical Chrism, having put on the whole armour of the Holy Ghost, are to stand against the power of the adversary, and vanquish it, saying, I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.
  3. Having been counted worthy of this Holy Chrism, you are called Christians, verifying the name also by your new birth. For before you were deemed worthy of this grace, you had properly no right to this title, but were advancing on your way towards being Christians.
  4. Moreover, you should know that in the old Scripture there lies the symbol of this Chrism. For what time Moses imparted to his brother the command of God, and made him High-priest, after bathing in water, he anointed him; and Aaron was called Christ or Anointed, evidently from the typical Chrism. So also the High-priest, in advancing Solomon to the kingdom, anointed him after he had bathed in Gihon. 1 Kings 1:39 To them however these things happened in a figure, but to you not in a figure, but in truth; because you were truly anointed by the Holy Ghost. Christ is the beginning of your salvation; for He is truly the First-fruit, and you the mass Romans 11:16; but if the First-fruit be holy, it is manifest that Its holiness will pass to the mass also.
 
Meemai said:
Yo I just got back from church and did my confirmation.

I’m 21 but my parents didn’t get me confirmed when I was younger. So I decided to go for it with the pastor when I got religious in december. So half a year ago.

So now I’m a full christian and well just wanted too share that. Since church was kinda empty a few people did congratulate me though.
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Congratulations! Just one small correction, you’re a “fully initiated” Christian. You were fully Christian by virtue of your Baptism.
 
Congratulations! And how awesome to be Confirmed the day before Pentecost!
 
Congratulations!

Did you choose a special saint name? When I was confirmed, I chose Claire of Assisi, the patroness of television. 🙂
 
Meemai said:
Yo I just got back from church and did my confirmation.

I’m 21 but my parents didn’t get me confirmed when I was younger. So I decided to go for it with the pastor when I got religious in december. So half a year ago.

So now I’m a full christian and well just wanted too share that. Since church was kinda empty a few people did congratulate me though.
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Congratulations and blessings to you!
 
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