When he is giving the candidate the Seal of the Holy Spirit.
It is the role of the Bishop to confirm the young person, as it is the tradition going all the way back to the Apostles, For the Church Leaders to lay their hands on new members to give them the Holy Spirit.
He could if he was confirming you as a Christian, or ordaining you as a priest. It's also feasible that he could be doing things that normal priests do, e.g. communion, baptism, etc.
Lay Your Hands on Me was created in 1988.
No. recently because of the growth of congregations in catholic churches lay ministers have been allowed to administer the eucharist, but still only a priest can do the blessing and elevation.
Lay Your Hands was created on 2005-08-29.
No, a deacon administers the sacrament of Baptism. Deacons can reside over a Marriage Ceremony as the official 'Witness'. This is because only two lay people can administer the sacrament of Marriage.
Catholic Answer.There are three "Sacraments of Initiation": they are Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist..from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994 1212 The sacraments of Christian initiation - Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist - lay the foundations of every Christian life. "The sharing in the divine nature given to men through the grace of Christ bears a certain likeness to the origin, development, and nourishing of natural life. The faithful are born anew by Baptism, strengthened by the sacrament of Confirmation, and receive in the Eucharist the food of eternal life. By means of these sacraments of Christian initiation, they thus receive in increasing measure the treasures of the divine life and advance toward the perfection of charity." (Paul VI, apostolic constitution, Divinae consortium naturae: Acta Apostolicae Sedis 63 {1971} 657; cf. RCIA Introduction 1-2.
Do I? No. I am Russian Orthodox, and our Bishops do not wear rings. When we ask the Bishop's blessing, we lay our right hand (open hand, palm up) over our left hand, and gold them in front of our chest area; the Bishop will make the Sign of the Cross over us, then lay his right hand on our hands, at which time we kiss his hand. Roman Catholics kiss the ring of the Bishop-any Bishop, "arch" or not...and, of course, the Pope and Cardinals...who are, after all, Bishops too.
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There are actually two sacraments which don't require a priest: The first is Baptism. Any person (even a non-Catholic) can baptise a person as long as they follow the requirements for it to be valid (ie, pure and natural water, say the right words, have the right intention). The second is Marriage: While the Church strongly encourages Catholics to marry in the presence of a priest (and to have a wedding Mass, if both prospective spouses are Catholic), strictly speaking, a priest is not needed. The "ministers" of the sacrament are the couple who are marrying. Answer: I strongly disagree to the above answer. Both the sacraments mentioned above need to be administered by a priest (or a deacon), but not by any lay person in the Roman Catholic faith. A Deacon can administer the sacraments of Baptism, Matrimony and Anointing of the Sick. For the rest of the four sacraments (Communion, Confirmation, Confession and Holy Orders) you need compulsarily a priest or a Bishop
These are called the sacraments of initiation because the set you up for later sacraments..Catholic AnswerBaptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist are the Sacraments of Initiation because they lay the foundations of every Christian life. Baptism signifies and actually brings about the birth of water and the Spirit without which no one "can enter the Kingdom of God." Thus, no one can validly receive any of the other sacraments until they have been validly baptized. .from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 19941212 The sacraments of Christian initiation - Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist - lay the foundations of every Christian life. "The sharing in the divine nature given to men through the grace of Christ bears a certain likeness to the origin, development, and nourishing of natural life. The faithful are born anew by Baptism, strengthened by the sacrament of Confirmation, and receive in the Eucharist the food of eternal life. By means of these sacraments of Christian initiation, they thus receive in increasing measure the treasures of the divine life and advance toward the perfection of charity." (Paul VI, apostolic constitution, Divinae consortium naturae: Acta Apostolicae Sedis 63 {1971} 657; cf. RCIA Introduction 1-2.
The 12 Apostles received the Holy Spirit upon the Day of Pentecost. Ever after that, when ever new disciples were Baptized, the Apostles would lay their hands on the new disciples & they would receive the Holy Spirit.