The sacrament of confirmation- ppt

1. Mrs. Herron
The Sacrament of Confirmation

2. Who is the Holy
Spirit?
• The Holy Spirit:
– is the Third Person of the Trinity.
– is the Love between the Father and the Son.
– is sent by the Father and the Son.
– speaks through the Prophets.
– is equal with the Father and the Son.
– possesses the divine attributes: all-good, all-loving,
all-knowing, all-powerful, etc.

3. The Paraclete:
Another name for the
Holy Spirit
• Paraclete
– Greek word parakletos
– Someone who helps and guides others.
– Parakletos is another name for lawyer.
– How is the image of a lawyer related to the Holy
Spirit?
• Holy Spirit pleads for us and helps us pray.
• He speaks for us, as a lawyer does in legal cases.

4. Confirmation is like …
• a glass of chocolate milk!
– Chocolate syrup is poured
into a glass of white milk.
– The chocolate syrup sits at
the bottom of the glass.
– When the milk is stirred,
the chocolate syrup moves
through the milk and we
get chocolate milk.

5. Confirmation is like …
• a glass of chocolate milk!
– The glass of white milk is
our soul.
– The chocolate syrup is the
gifts of the Holy Spirit,
given at Baptism.
– At Confirmation, these
gifts are stirred up and
fully activated in our soul.

6. Effects of
Confirmation
• Indelible (permanent) mark left on the soul.
• Increase in Sanctifying grace.
• Outpouring (stirring up) of the gifts of the
Holy Spirit.
• Often received as the last Sacrament of
initiation: we are initiated fully into the
Church’s life.

7. Effects of
Confirmation
• Jesus meets us in this Sacrament and our
friendship with Him is strengthened.
– We are given His power to courageously live our
Christian Faith.
– We become soldiers of Christ.
– We are powerful witnesses for Christ.

8. • Matter (the “stuff” that’s used)
– Anointing on forehead with chrism oil.
• Marks our total belonging to Christ.
– Laying on of hands
• Spiritual gift being handed on.
• Form (the words spoken)
– “Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit”
Matter and Form
of Confirmation

9. More about Confirmation
• The bishop is the ordinary
minister of the Sacrament.
• A priest may confirm with the
bishop’s permission.
• The Confirmed chooses a
sponsor.
– Someone who gives good
example and spiritual
assistance.

10. Responsibilities
of the
Confirmed
• Attend Mass.
• Discern and do God’s will.
• Be a Christian example to the world.
• Live a Sacramental life.
• Continue learning and living the Faith.
How are you doing in this?

11. Prayer
-taken from the Rite of Confirmation
All-powerful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
by water and the Holy Spirit
you freed your sons and daughters from sin
and gave [us] new life.
Send your Holy Spirit upon [us]
to be [our] helper and guide.
Give [us] the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of right judgment and courage,
the spirit of knowledge and reverence.
Fill [us] with the spirit of wonder and awe in your presence.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.