Confirmation
Baptism Confession
Holy Eucharist
Confirmation
Matrimony
Holy Orders Anointing
of the Sick
Confirmation
at St. Thomas
For information about Confirmation contact the parish office 834-2126.
- The
Anointing of the forehead with the holy oil
- Laying
on of (the minister's) hands
- The words: "N.,
Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit."
INSTITUTION
BY JESUS CHRIST
Now
when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the
word of God, they sent them Peter and John, who went down and prayed
for them, that they might receive the holy Spirit, for it had not
yet fallen upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name
of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them and they received
the holy Spirit.
Acts
8:14-18
THE
GRACE (effect)
These
are the effects of Confirmation:
- increases
the grace given at Baptism.
- gives
an indelible spiritual mark, which is characterized by the indwelling
of the Holy Spirit.
- strengthens
the Christian to profess the faith in an open manner and to fight against all temptations and difficulties.
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