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Title: Confirmation Celebrating Growth in the Spirit


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ConfirmationCelebrating Growth in the Spirit
  • What does it celebrate
  • That the Holy Spirit operates in subtle ways
  • throughout peoples lives
  • It is one special moment when Christians
  • consciously acknowledge the presence of the
    Holy
  • Spirit and are given the fullness of the
    Spirits
  • grace
  • Caring people are recognized as bearers of Gods
  • spirit and confirmers of one anothers gifts

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  • The Breath of God, the Holy Spirit, is an old
    Hebrew term meaning wind or breath of God
  • Confirmation gives us the seven (7) gifts of the
    Holy Spirit (see pages 162-163)
  • Wisdom
  • Understanding
  • Right Judgment
  • Courage
  • Knowledge
  • Reverence
  • Wonder Awe in Gods Presence

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  • Who may be confirmed?
  • To be confirmed requires a persons full
    intention and willingness. Besides being baptized
    and being of the age of discretion, a person must
    be
  • Willing to profess the Catholic faith
  • In a state of grace, that is, forgiven of an
  • grave sins through Baptism and/or Penance
  • Intending to receive the sacrament, and
  • Willing to take on the role of a disciple of
  • Christ

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  • The Ritual of confirmation its symbolic actions
    and words (see pages 166 170)
  • The laying on of hands
  • Anointing with Chrism (the special consecrated
    oil also used in Baptism)
  • Watch video Catholic Confirmation 1
  • 2 and part of 3
  • Remember Read the 1st ten pages of each chapter!

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