The document provides information about the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Catholic Church. It defines confirmation as a sacrament that perfects baptismal grace and binds recipients more closely to the Church. Through confirmation, Catholics receive the gift of the Holy Spirit to strengthen their faith and oblige them to spread the teachings of the Church through their words and actions as true witnesses of Christ. The ritual involves renewing baptismal promises, professing faith through the Apostles' or Nicene Creed, laying on of hands by the bishop with anointing with chrism, and being sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit.

1. to
SACRAMENT OF
CONFIRMATION
DIVINE MERCY PARISH
Banilad, Bacong, Negros Oriental

2. SEVEN SACRAMENTS
BAPTISM EUCHARIST
CONFIRMATION
RECONCILIATION
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
HOLY MATRIMONY HOLY
ORDERS

3. What is a Sacrament?
 “Sacraments are outward
signs of inward grace,
instituted by Christ for our
sanctification.”
 Visible Signs of God’s Invisible Grace.
 Outward (visible) SIGNS
 Inward (invisible) GRACE
 Instituted by CHRIST
 For Our SANCTIFICATION

4. Invisible Grace
 By worthy participation
in the sacraments we
receive the gift of God’s
grace. Through grace we
become “sanctified,” or
made holy.
 We cannot see grace or
holiness, or the effect
of the sacrament on
our souls.

5. Outward Signs
 BUT we can see the
water, the oil, the
bread, the ritual, the
sign that Christ has
instituted.
 By faith, we
understand the
sacrament as a sign
of the grace received.
 We see the sign. We
believe in the grace
and in the effect of the

6. Instituted by Christ
 Each of the seven
sacraments was
instituted by Jesus
Christ during his earthly
ministry.
 He instructed his
apostles to follow his
teaching and example,
and bring
salvation for all ages
through the whole

7. Instituted by Christ
 Out of love for us, He gave
us the church and the
sacraments for our
sanctification.
 “I give you a new
commandment: love one
another. As I have loved
you, so you also should
love one another. This is
how all will know that you
are my disciples, if you
have love for one another.”
 John 13:34-35.

8. The Work of the Church
 The Catholic Church,
established by Christ,
continues his work of
grace.
 The Church itself
is a Sign and
Instrument for the
Sanctification of
the World.

9. Sanctification: Be Saints!
 Sanctification means
“to make Holy.” The
Church seeks to
make all the world
Holy.
 The Church, and in
particular the seven
Sacraments, are the
way that Jesus Christ
remains at work in

10. Sacraments of INITIATION
BAPTISM
EUCHARIST
CONFIRMATION
 The means by which
we become fully
Christian, fully
Catholic
 By these Sacraments
we are “initiated”
into the Church.
 We gain grace to live
lives of Holiness.

11. Confirmation
 “By the sacrament of
Confirmation, [the
baptized] are more
perfectly bound to the
Church and are
enriched with a special
strength of the Holy
Spirit. Hence they are,
as true witnesses of
more strictly obliged to
spread and defend the
faith by word and
 Catechism of the Catholic
Church

12. Apostles & Confirmation
 Now when the apostles in
Jerusalem heard that
Samaria had accepted the
word of God, they sent
them Peter and John, who
went down and prayed for
them, that they might
receive the holy Spirit, for it
had not yet fallen upon any
of them; they had only been
baptized in the name of the
Lord Jesus. Then they laid
hands on them and they

13. Confirmation Rite
 The Liturgy of
Confirmation begins
with the renewal of
baptismal promises
and the profession
of faith by the
confirmands.
 Renewal of
Baptismal
Promises
 Profession of Faith
Catechism of the Catholic Church

14. Profession of Faith
 “Whoever says ‘I
believe’ says ‘I
pledge myself to
what we believe.’
Communion in
faith needs a
common language of
faith.”
 The creeds
“summarize the faith

15. CREED:
From the
Latin: CREDO,
meaning “I
believe.”
Credo in Deum .
. .
The Apostles’
Creed
Credo in
unum Deum

16. RELATED WORDS:
 Credit: To give credit to, put faith
in,
believe, trust (a statement,
person, or thing).
 Credence: The mental action
of believing or accepting as
true; belief.
 Credible: Capable of
being believed;
believable.

17. CREED:
A form of words
setting forth
authoritatively and
concisely the
general belief of
the Christian
Church.

18. Creed:
Those articles of
belief which are
regarded as
essential; a brief
summary of
Christian
doctrine.

19. The Creed as a RESPONSE
 We have to believe IN
something.
 We have to have Faith IN
something.
 The creed is our
response to what has
been revealed to us.
 “Behold, I am the handmaid
of the Lord”

20. John 9: 1-38:
“Do you
believe in the
Son of Man?
. . . He said, ‘I
do believe,
Lord,’ and he
worshipped
him.”

21. God speaks to us:
 Through CREATION
 Through the
revelation of
SCRIPTURE
 Through
TRADITION – the
teaching authority
of the Church.
 How do we respond to God’s
Invitation, His Grace,
and Revelation?

22. Our Response to God
 We respond with faith –
an act of will that says
“Credo . . . I believe.”
 We persevere in
faith, even when we
doubt or do not
understand.
 On the basis of faith,
we seek understanding.
We continue
to experience
revelation. We

23. Mark 9:21-24
“Jesus said to
him, . . .
‘Everything is
possible to one
who has faith.’
Then the boy’s
father cried
out, ‘I do
believe, help
my unbelief!”

24. The “incredulity” of
Saint Thomas

25. John 20:27-31
“Then he said to
Thomas, ‘Put you
finger here and see my
hands, and bring your
hand and put into my
side, and do not be
unbelieving, but
believe.’ Thomas
answered and said to
him, ‘My Lord and my
God.’”
“Blessed are those who

26. BELIEVE:
 To have confidence or
faith in (a person), and
consequently to rely
upon, to trust.
 To believe in athing,
e.g. the truth of a
statement or doctrine;
 To give credence to (a
person, or his
statement); to trust

27. BELIEF:
 Mental acceptance of a
proposition, statement,
or fact, as true, on the
ground of authority or
evidence; assent of the
mind to a statement, or
to the truth of a fact
beyond observation.

28. FAITH
 Belief proceeding from
reliance on testimony or
authority.
 Belief in the truths of
religion; belief in the
authenticity of divine
revelation (whether
viewed as contained in
Holy Scripture or in the
teaching of the Church),
and acceptance of the
revealed doctrines.

29. “Profession of Faith”
 PROFESS: To
declare openly,
announce, affirm;
avow,
confess
 PROFESSION:
Any solemn
declaration,
 We say THIS is what is TRUE!

30. OUR Professions of Faith
 The Apostles’
Creed:
 A faithful
summary of
what the
Apostles
believed.
 The oldest

31. Apostles’ Creed
 I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and Earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord. He was
conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the
Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, died and was buried. He
descended to the dead. On the third day he
rose again. He ascended into heaven and is
seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe
in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of
Saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.

32. OUR Professions of Faith
 The Nicene Creed:
From the ecumenical
councils of Nicea (in
325 A.D.), and
Constantinople (381
A.D.).
 The common creed
of Christian
churches in the east
and the west.

33. The Nicene Creed
 I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
 I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of
the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from
true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him
all things were made.
 For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the
Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our
sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was
buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He
will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom
will have no end.
 I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from
the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and
glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.
 I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one
Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection
of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

34. Creed & Catholic Identity
So we SHARE in the belief of the
apostles, and share the same faith with
all the other Christians through the
ages . . .

35. . . . and around the world.

36. The Gift of the Spirit
 “Send your Holy
Spirit upon them to
be their helper and
guide. Give them
the spirit of wisdom
and understanding,
the spirit of right
judgment and
courage, the spirit
of knowledge and
reverence. Fill them
with the spirit of
wonder and awe in
your presence.”

37. Laying on of Hands
 Laying on of Hands
 In the Latin rite, "the
sacrament of Confirmation
is conferred through the
anointing with chrism on
the forehead, which is done
by the laying on of the
hand, and through the
words: 'Accipe signaculum
doni Spiritus Sancti' [Be
sealed with the Gift of the

38. Anointing
 The post-baptismal
anointing with sacred
chrism in Confirmation
and ordination is the sign
of consecration. By
Confirmation Christians,
that is, those who are
anointed, share more
completely in the mission
of Jesus Christ and the
fullness of the Holy Spirit
with which he is filled, so
that their lives may give
off "the aroma of Christ.”

39. Seal of the Holy Spirit
 By this anointing the
confirmand receives
the "mark," the seal
of the Holy Spirit.
 Like Baptism which it
completes,
Confirmation is given
only once, for it too
imprints on the soul an
indelible spiritual mark,
the "character," which
is the sign that Jesus
Christ has marked a
Christian with the seal
of his Spirit by clothing
him with power from on
high so that he may be
his witness.

40. Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
 It is evident from its
celebration that the
effect of the sacrament
of Confirmation is the
special outpouring of
the Holy Spirit as once
granted to the apostles
on the day of Pentecost.
From this fact,
Confirmation brings an
increase and deepening
of baptismal grace.
Catechism of theCatholic Church

41. Effects of Confirmation
 Confirmation perfects
Baptismal grace; it is the
sacrament which gives
the Holy Spirit in order to
root us more deeply in the
divine filiation,
incorporate us more
firmly into Christ,
strengthen our bond with
the Church, associate us
more closely with her
mission, and help us bear
witness to the Christian
faith in words

42. Answering the Call To Holiness
 All Christians, as
followers of Jesus, as
the Body of Christ, are
Called to Holiness.
 “You are the Light of
the World.”
 Confirmation is a
Sacrament that
offers grace to
answer that call.
Confirmation was
instituted by Christ
for YOUR

43. Vocation: You are called.
 “But how can they call on
him in whom they have not
believed? And how can they
believe in him of whom they
have not heard? And how
can they hear without
someone to preach?
And how can people
preach unless they are
sent?” -- St. Paul to the
Romans, 10:14-15

44. Called to be True Witnesses
 “By the sacrament of
Confirmation, the
baptized are more
perfectly bound to the
Church and are
enriched with a
special strength of
the Holy Spirit. Hence
they are, as true
witnesses of Christ,
more strictly obliged
to spread and defend
the faith by word and
deed.”
 Catechism of the Catholic Church