12. confirmation
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CONFIRMATIONFROM THE TIME OF THE APOSTLESTHE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WHICH COMPLETES THE GRACE OF BAPTISM WAS IMPARTED TO THE NEWLY BAPTIZED BY THE LAYING ON OF HANDS.
THE LAYING ON OF HANDS IS RIGHTLY RECOGNIZED BY CATHOLIC TRADITIONAS THE ORIGIN OF THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATIONWHICH IN A CERTAIN WAY PERPETUATES THE GRACE OF THE PENTECOST
ANOINTING WITH CHRISMIN ORDER TO SIGNIFY BETTER THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AN ANOINTING WITH PERFUMED OIL WAS ADDED TO THE LAYING ON OF HANDS
THIS ANOINTING HIGHLIGHTS THE NAME ”CHRISTIAN”WHICH MEANS ANOINTED AND DERIVES FROM THAT CHRIST HIMSELF WHOM GOD ANOINTED WITH THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
THE SIGN OF ANOINTING SIGNIFIES AND IMPRINTS:SPIRITUAL SEAL
IN THE WESTERN TRADITION, CONFIRMATION SUGGESTS:RATIFICATION OF BAPTISM, THUS COMPLETING CHRISTIAN INITIATION, AND THE STRENGTHENING OF BAPTISMAL GRACE.
MEANING OF ANOINTING IN BIBLICAL AND OTHER ANCIENT SYMBOLISMSIGN OF ABUNDANCE AND JOYCLEANSES AND LIMBERS (FLEXIBLE, AGILE)SIGN OF HEALINGMAKES RADIANT WITH BEAUTY, HEALTH AND STRENGTH
MEANING OF ANOINTING WITH OIL IN THE SACRAMENTAL LIFEPRE-BAPTISMAL ANOINTING WITH THE OIL OF CATECHUMENS:SIGN OF CLEANSING AND STRENGTHENING
POST-BAPTISMAL ANOINTING WITH CHRISM IN CONFIRMATION AND ORDINATION:SIGN OF CONSECRATION:
CHRISTIANS WHO ARE ANOINTED SHARE MORE COMPLETELY IN THE MISSION OF CHRIST
SIGN OF HEALING AND COMFORT
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
BY THIS ANOINTING THE CONFIRMAND RECEIVES THE MARK, THE SEAL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
ESSENTIAL RITE OF CONFIRMATIONIN THE LATIN RITE, THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION IS CONFERRED THROUGH THE ANOINTING OF CHRISM ON THE FOREHEAD, WHICH IS DONE BY THE LAYING ON OF THE HAND
FORMULA:ACCIPE SIGNACULUM DONE SPIRITUS SANCTIBE SEALED WITH THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
THE SIGN OF PEACE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE RITE OF THE SACRAMENT SIGNIFIES AND DEMONSTRATES ECCLESIAL COMMUNION WITH THE BISHOP AND ALL THE FAITHFUL
EFFECTS OF THE SACRAMENTTHE FULL OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
INCREASING AND DEEPENING OF THE BAPTISMAL GRACEIMPRINTS ON THE SOUL AN INDELIBLE SPIRITUAL MARK
PERFECTS THE COMMON PRIESTHOOD OF THE FAITHFUL RECEIVED IN BAPTISM:THE CONFIRMED PERSON RECEIVES THE POWER TO PROFESS FAITH IN CHRIST PUBLICLY AND AS IT WERE OFFICIALLY
WHO CAN RECEIVE THE SACRAMENT?EVERY BAPTIZED PERSON NOT YET CONFIRMED CAN AND SHOULD RECEIVE THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
MINISTER OF CONFIRMATIONBISHOPTHE BISHOP FOR GRAVE REASONS MAY CONCEDE TO PRIESTS THE FACULTY OF ADMINISTERING CONFIRMATION
IF THE CHRISTIAN IS IN DANGER OF DEATH,ANY PRIEST SHOULD GIVE HIM CONFIRMATION
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