Confirmation

Grade School youth preparing for Confirmation will receive the sacrament with Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades at 10:00am, Saturday, September 21 at St. Matthew Cathedral.

On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
-Acts 19:5-6
 

Church Teaching

Confirmation "confirms", strengthens, and perfects baptismal grace. The laying on of hands is recognized as the origin of the sacrament and as a continuation of the grace imparted at Pentecost. Confirmation imprints an indelible character on the Christian's soul.

The Bishop is the ordinary minister of this sacrament. Since Bishops continue the apostolic succession from the apostles, administration by them "clearly demonstrates the effect to unite people closer to the Church, to her apostolic origins, and to her mission of bearing witness to Christ." The Local Ordinary may give permission for priests to administer the sacrament.
 

Receiving the Sacrament

The forehead is anointed with sacred chrism followed by the laying on of the minister's hands with the words, "Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit". The sacrament's connection with Baptism is expressed through the renewal of baptismal promises.

The celebration of Confirmation during the Eucharist helps underline the unity of the sacraments of Christian initiation (CCC, 2nd Edition).