
Day 179: Summary of Confirmation
The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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The Three Sacraments of Christian Initiation
Confirmation gives the Holy Spirit in order to root us more deeply in the divine affiliation, incorporate us more firmly into Christ. The essential rite of confirmation is anointing the forehead of the baptized with sacred chrism. Confirmation imprints a spiritual mark or indelible character on the Christian's soul. A candidate for confirmation who has attained the age of reason must profess the faith and be in a state of grace.
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