What do confirmed mean

But it means that God takes the initiative. I mean, we live in a culture where everyone is saved by grace, not by works.

I mean, this is where it really happens. And God chooses you and gives you grace. CK: So, a lack of belief in the sacraments is in a certain sense, a failure to really believe in grace, to really believe that God does it. But where is that more clearly indicated than in the baptism of infants? We should call ourselves confirmationists.

FHB: Yeah. So, may God bless them. CK: They needed to get confirmed earlier. So, the primary grace, if I could say it this way, of the sacrament of confirmation is the grace of being better able to receive grace.

And then also in the defense of the faith and his profession before men. So, it has to do also with fortitude, so faith and fortitude, those things. I mean, I do, but go ahead. FHB: He did in general because the church teaches it. And so, that anointing in the spirit, which for the apostles, the sacrament was administered, however, they determined it to be administered.

Then the church later, because we were past the age of the apostles, determined that in this sacrament, in the church, it should be administered by the anointing with chrism and the proper words receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, the seal of the Holy Spirit gift to the Father, which is used in both East and West now. I confirm you with the sign of the cross. I sign you with the sign of the cross and confirm with the chrism of salvation.

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy spirit. And those forms and the manner itself were determined by the usage of the church. Although the apostles certainly made use of the chrism but not always because at that time, the Spirit was manifested in various ways, not only by the odor of the chrism but also mysteriously as we see in the Acts of the Apostles. Thank you. Go ahead and believe in the sacraments. They do what they say. So, ask the Lord for the grace so that when you finally get the sacramental grace, it will be even more fruitful.

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But she was blessed. Just blessed. She made no sacrifice.. Okay J, you need to go back to school.. Not to mention the huge percentage of paedophile priests who abuse children- all covered up by the Vatican. Grow up! Read and learn instead of spewing what some anti everything taught you. Read and learn. What a baby Anna be Christian.

They are all described in the collection of books now known as the Holy Bible but some are obscured by the description. Also, in a time where having a child out of wedlock was a bad thing, she may have been abused by her neighbours and family.

Also, because you may have had a good education, does not mean that the others on websites have. You have no right being on this page if you just want to talk through your trashy mouth. Keep your thoughts to yourself. Shame on them…. Even the priest is just a mere ma.

He has two choices to go tom heaven or HELL. First of all, you have to be properly baptized. Read the KJ version. In Mark Jesus plainly states Mark And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. First be properly baptized as Jesus was by submerging.

Sprinkling is not a way of baptism. Ahh, the sweet ignorance of a little knowledge! J Byrd, if you study the history of the Roman Catholic Church then you will come across a document known as the Didache the Teaching.

This was written some time between the crucifixion and AD. You have to remember that several documents, epistles and Gospels alike did not make it past Hippo into what we call the New Testament. My daughter is set in St. Albert the great for her confirmation name and feels very strongly about it. She also wants to keep his name as is and not take it in a female form.

I understand some nuns have taken male saints as well but my daughter was told it has to be a female saint for her confirmation. Can you please help. This is the difficulty sometimes that we think that the people attending church should almost be perfect but actually quite often this is not the case and maybe some actually struggle more. I am going to say a prayer for you that you make the right decision for you. My daughter is also going through confirmation at the moment and she too has challenged and been unsure if she wants to do it.

I said to her to put it in the hands of god and pray, he will never leave you unaided. Since saying that she has seemed much happier. God Bless. If you dont want to be confirmed you dont have to. Your parents cant make you get confirmed,not even the Pope. If you are not ready then you dont have to get confirmed. Although you have 1 year after the last confirmation class to get the sacrament. Wait any longer and you will have to atend all confirmation classes again, even if you know everything.

Sometimes as parents we want what is best for our kids we just need to guide them and give them the time. Will continue to pray for you. SIL still crazy. They are very confused how niece is having a confirmation at 7 pm, Saturday in a restaurant as SIL is not inviting anyone to ceremony, a week before the dinner.

Is it normal to have a major dinner for the person being confirmed? Husband says that after his he and his parents went out to lunch with one set of his grandparents.

We knew the date of the confirmation, but until he called her and asked she had not told him the time — and calling her is not easy as their phone broke last November and still is not fixed. It is down with the likeness of his death and raised to walk in newness of life. In other words submerged under water.

Read mark And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him.

Does there have to be a parental consent for a minor age son is confirmed In The Catholic Church? My son who recently turned 16 years old was confirmed last weekend. He was baptized into a different religion- the same as his parents. He had his teenage girlfriend as his sponsor. We told him we did not support this at this time in his life but he took the classes and was confirmed.

I have emailed the church but they will not reply to me. Why did you not support his decision to have his girlfriend as his sponsor. He obviously plans that he will be with his girlfriend for a decent sum of time and that she will help him be a very good Christian. I do not believe a minor can make those decisions. If he was baptised under a different religion he would have to be rebaptised into the Catholic Religion.

Unless they lied about it. Which makes the confirmation voided automatically. If you can not get a response from that Church try asking a different one, see what they say. If that fails a response. Do you have a local news station that does news stories about stuff like this scams, businesses over charging, etc.

Because I am sorry but this is wrong. And if they allow a minor to do this with another minor helping and if they did lie. Not good. You receive one baptism. If someone is baptized in one Faith and converts to another, they are not baptized again. Husband was born, raised, baptized, first communion and confirmed RC. He goes to mass on Christmas and Easter. He has taken communion once in the 42 years I have known him, never went to confession.

He has a very small family. His sister has 2 adopted daughters. When the first one was baptized he told her that he could not sign the baptism papers with all the info about regular church attendance and crossed same off before signing figuring he would be rejected as godfather. He was accepted and we were never sure how. She asked me to be godmother and insisted I could although I am Jewish and I told her that kept me from same and very annoyed finally found someone to be same.

She has no one else and her church is giving her a hard time about this saying that it has to be family member or close friend. Her husband is also Jewish and they have no friends. What happens in a situation like this? We are afraid that she has again filled in and forged the paperwork and husband will refuse to sponsor his niece as he does not want to lie to God.

It is tearing him and his sister apart — they are their only family other than their spouses and her children and spouses families.

He is now telling me that maybe we should just not go. Sad sad sad. This is why so many now stray from Catholicism. My neigew asked me to be his sponsor for his confirmation. I never made mine only baptism and first communion.

I go to church every Sunday at a Christian church and my pastor would confirm me. I was told by my nephews Catholic Church or religion coordinator it was not accepted. Many Catholics adopt the name of a biblical figure or saint that they find inspiring at their Confirmation. This shows your intention to copy their dedication to God.

It makes you a heavenly friend who will pray and intercede for you on your Christian journey. Faithful people have been receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation for almost 2, years. There are even examples of it recorded in the Bible! In Acts 19, Paul the Apostle lays his hands just like the bishop does during Confirmation today on a group of believers and the Holy Spirit descends upon them.

So, when you are Confirmed, you are sharing in an ancient and rich tradition that millions of Catholics have participated in throughout history. To be Confirmed, you must select a sponsor to help guide you through the process. This person is a great example of what it means to be a Catholic.

They pray for you and provide a support system for your faith. Hopefully, these facts will help you on your journey to Confirmation. It might be a lot of work now, but it will all be worth it soon. The whole Church is rooting for you! I'm from Kentucky and am adamant that it is the best state. I'm really into Catholic theology, angry rock music, and libraries but mostly not at the same time. I was once called a bad influence for helping teach a Franciscan friar how to skateboard and am pretty bummed that there isn't a St.

Trenton, but hope to change that one day. Newest Resource Video September Intro. View All Blogs. I will be able to be fully involved in my church community. It has allowed me to look inward and notice more about myself. I love volunteering at the pizza fritta sales. I am also giving myself to the church.

It is an important step in your faith journey.