Q: Does a person who receives the Sacrament of Confirmation with mortal sin on his soul commit a sacrilege?
A: He does; for Confirmation is a Sacrament of the living and can only be worthily received by those who are in a state of grace. The Sacraments of the living, remember, increase sanctifying grace in the soul that is already in union with God. Sacraments of the dead, as they are called, namely, Baptism […]
Confirmation & Evangelization
Confirmation is the Catholic Church’s official prayer for the Holy Spirit to empower a person to spread the gospel, to live a fervent Christian life, and share more fully in the mission and ministry of the Church. © Evangelization Station, 2025
Confirmation
Confirmation is found in passages such as Acts 8:14-17, 9:17, 19:1-6, Hebrews 6:1-2, and 2 Cor 1:21-22, which speak of a laying on of hands for the purpose of bestowing the Holy Spirit. The Church Fathers and early Christian writers recognized confirmation as a sacrament distinct from baptism, even though it may have been given […]
Question: My eleven-year-old daughter wishes to be confirmed. My husband and I believe that she fully understands the sacrament. Our pastor said that she will have to wait until she is in high school. What is the age of Confirmation in the United States and what are our rights in this matter?
Answer: On August 21, 2001, the nation’s bishops decreed that the age for conferring the sacrament of confirmation in the U.S. Latin-rite dioceses is between “the age of discretion (considered to be about age 7) and about 16 years of age”. Within that range, each bishop can set a more specific policy in his own diocese. […]
The Sacrament of Confirmation
A sacrament of the New Law in which a baptized person receives the Holy Spirit, is strengthened in grace and signed and sealed as a soldier of Jesus Christ. Acts 19:5-6 – On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, […]
The Sacrament of Confirmation Test
From the NCCB/USCC Office of the Catechism. 1. Give chapter and verse, or the quote, for a biblical reference for what became known as the Sacrament of Confirmation. 2. Which of the following is false about Confirmation? Pick any combination of the following: a. It perfects Baptismal grace. b. It gives us the Holy Spirit. […]
Confession is Good for the Soul
Victor R. Claveau, MJ “Behold, now is the appointed time, in which you must confess your sins to God, and to the priest, and by prayer, and by fasting, by tears and by almsgiving, wipe them away. Why should a sinner make known his sins, since they are already known and manifested to God, and […]
CONFIRMATION
Victor R. Claveau, MJ The citizen receives his status, and his rights, on entering the world at his birth into the community; but he is helpless to care for himself; he must first grow to a certain level of maturity. He must be formed, educated, nourished, before he can take his place as an active, […]
The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit received during Confirmation.
The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit received during Confirmation are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. Overview of the Seven Gifts The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit received during Confirmation are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. Overview of the Seven GiftsWisdom: This […]
Nature and Effects of Confirmation
Rev. Arthur Tonne, O.F.M. The Roman Emperor Julian was at one time a Christian, but he fell away from the faith to become hated in history as Julian the Apostate. To make his denial of Christ complete he decided to profess idolatry publicly. The pagan priests made painstaking preparations. With all the pomp possible the […]