Confirmation ~ Confirming your Catholic Faith by Mikayla Patterson

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My Confirmation

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The bishop extending his hands over my head to confirm me and calls the Holy Spirit upon them.

My Personal Confirmation

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I was confirmed on the 17th of June 2011 in the Holy Trinity Church, Banyo. I had gone to pre lead 'God-Work' classes before where we then later chose our confirmation name. I chose St Faith as my confirmation name. My Uncle Sam is my sponsor, who could not machete to my confirmation so my dad stepped in to his place on the night of the confirming

The Significant Purpose of Confirmation

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The purpose of your ritual: As confirmation is the own doctrine of the catholic faith, we confirm our faith to have a more spiritual connection with our faith and god. We as a catholic faith unite with our savior and enhance the gifts of the holy spirit that we recognize within our catholic ritual of the ‘sign on the cross’. Confirmed catholic are said to live on to be the ‘Soldiers of Christ’. The sacrament of Confirmation is to deploy enrich our potential faith and to carry on the holy spirit in all we do.

People involved within Confirmation

mpatterson41 — 2015-10-16 09:49:07 UTC

Confirmation is a very unique sacrament as you choose your sponsor, confirmation name, its your choice for confirming your catholic faith. Therefore, people involved within my Confirmation was Bishop Brian (located in the 1^st picture in red); Fr. Paul (the priest in the white); my sponsor who is my Uncle Sam and my family and friends who supported me throughout my confirmation and supports my catholic faith.

Symbols and Colours used during the Confirmation

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Symbols are used in the catholic church to enrich the meaning to a more spiritual connection. The colour Red is used in the Catholic church to symbolize and to captivate blood and fire. The colour is used for the celebration of the sacrament of confirmation, to represent the holy spirit who endow with the sacrament of confirmation. Laying of the hands by the priest calls upon to the gifts of the Holy Spirit to follow and reflect through the person being confirmed within the Catholic Faith. Anointing the person being confirmed signifies the going forth in life as a pure catholic living through the faith as a person of the spirt with confidence, endurance and strength. The sign of peace signifies our unity and the signification of on body of Christ. The white garment that the person being confirmed is white symbolizing the purity they withhold. The cross and the dove represents the holy spirit where all live and pray together and they call upon within those prayers we share.

Sacrament of Confirmation

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Liturgy of Confirmation! Examples of prayers, oaths and vows

Prayers and the Liturgy of Confirmation

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Although every confirmation is different it still is a ritual and a ritual is defines as; “an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite”. It is found in 3 categories Introductory Rites, Liturgy of the Word & the Rite of Confirmation. Within the introductory rites includes a gathering hymn, the sign of the cross, greeting and welcome, blessing and sprinkling of holy water, and opening prayer. The Liturgy of the word includes scriptures, responsorial psalm, gospel acclamation, and gospel readings. Rite of confirmation contains the presentation of the candidates, homily, affirmation of responsibilities, Renewal of baptism promises, laying of the hands, anoint with chrism, prayers of the faithful, the solemn blessing, dismissal and the recessional hymn. The liturgy scrip used in my confirmation liturgy has wonderful and sacred prayers, vows, oaths, hymns and scriptures used in the liturgy of confirmation.

Actions of the Sacrament of Confirmation

mpatterson41 — 2015-10-16 11:04:39 UTC

Many actions are involved within the sacremnt of confirmation. The sign of the cross to signify the start of the sacrament and to call upon the holy spirit to guide us through our catholic faith. The affirmation of responsibilities shows the action being taken for the parents, sponsors, family and friends to assit and for the candidate to walk theough the catholic faith and renew the holy spirit. Laying of the hands is a significant action as this signifies the call upon to the gifts of the Holy Spirit to follow and reflect through the person being confirmed within the Catholic Faith.

History of the Sacrament of Confirmation

mpatterson41 — 2015-10-16 22:45:59 UTC

The History of Confirmation is proceeded the same way we do it today in the catholic faith as it is a ritual. The ceremony was enclosed with the laying of the hands, anointing the receiver with chrism and join the catholic faith community for entity with the holy spirit being brought upon the receiver of the Sacrament of Confirmation. Confirmation was once apart of the first catholic sacrament, Baptism. After the baptism was proceeded the confirming of the new life into the catholic faith would take place in conclusion of the Baptism Liturgy. The ages of the recipients were lowered in the early 19000’s by Pope Pius X to 7. Over the time the ceremony of Confirmation has passed many faithful meanings for example, ‘sacrament of adulthood and becoming ‘a soldier of Christ’. The confirmation sponsors have always had the role of being the supporter and a faithful person who has received communion and who has be confirmed. The history of confirmation may develop over time but the ceremony of being confirmed will always have its core meaning and value as a ritual is an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.

Dove and Fire

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Source: Church Supplier, Image by Unknown

Chrism Oil

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Source: Weebly, Image by unknown

Pope Pius X

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Source: 365 roassaries, by unknown

The Action of the Sign of the Cross

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Source: As Christ intended, image by unknown

Bibliography

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