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What special preparation should be used to receive Confirmation?
To receive Confirmation one must be in a state of grace. One should receive the sacrament of Penance in order to be cleansed for the gift of the Holy Spirit. More intense prayer should prepare one to receive the strength and graces of the Holy Spirit with docility and readiness to act.
What are the rules to receive confirmation?
To receive Confirmation one must be in a state of grace. One should receive the sacrament of Penance in order to be cleansed for the gift of the Holy Spirit. More intense prayer should prepare one to receive the strength and graces of the Holy Spirit with docility and readiness to act.
Are all sacraments necessary to the Catholic life?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe only strictly necessary sacrament, without which one has no Christian life at all is Baptism. To live a good Christian life, one should regularly receive Penance and the Eucharist, and receive confirmation when of age. The sacraments of Matrimony and Holy Orders are only appropriate for those who have that vocation. And the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is helpful at the end or in sickness, but not necessarily required.
Confirmation usually takes place during the?
Confirmation takes place during the time when a child reach their 12 years old age. Only those already baptized can and should receive this sacrament which can be received only once. To receive Confirmation efficaciously the candidate must be in the state of grace.
Why do Catholic only receive confirmation?
No. Other Christian denominations have Confirmation too. However, in Orthodoxy, it is done right after the baby is baptized, & in most Protestant denominations(with the possible exception of the Anglican Church), it is not counted as a Sacrament.
What are the requirements of the Sacrament of Confirmation?
Roman Catholic AnswerYou must be a baptized Catholic. You should have made your First Holy Communion. There are some eastern Rites that Baptize and Confirm infants at the same time and immediately give them Holy Communion, I'm discussing Latin Rite Catholics here. Finally, you should be of an age where you choose to be confirmed, have been instructed sufficiently in the faith, and have recently made a good confession. If you receive the sacrament when you are in a state of mortal sin, you do not receive the grace of the sacrament. It is still given, but the grace will not be there while you are in a state of sin.
Can an Orthodox Christian confirm a Catholic Christian?
yes it is posible.Roman Catholic AnswerIf you are talking about the sacrament of confirmation, then a Catholic should be confirmed by his own Bishop.
What is the sacramental reality of anointing of the sick?
Today,any member of the faithful can receive this sacrament as soon as he or she begins to be in danger of death because of sickness or old age. The faithful who receive this sacrament can receive it several times if their illness becomes worse or another serious sickness afflicts them. The celebration of this sacrament should, if possible, be preceded by individual confession on the part of the sick person.
Can you receive sacraments more than once?
Baptism, marriage, extreme unction and the holy orders. Answer: NO! Those sacraments listed above are one- shots in the Catholic church, with the exception of extreme unction. (If you happen to survive, you can receive extreme unction again at a later date.) Communion and Reconciliation can be repeated regularly. (The seventh sacrament on the list is First Communion, also something you can only do once.)
What are the reasons for confirmation?
At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit, sent by Jesus Christ, as He had promised, descended upon the disciples of Jesus, giving them strength to preach the Good News. The Bible makes a distinction from Baptism and Confirmation. Acts 8:14-18Now 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 received the holy Spirit. When Simon saw that the Spirit was conferred by the laying on of the apostles' hands ...Acts 19:1-6While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior of the country and came (down) to Ephesus where he found some disciples. He said to them, "Did you receive the holy Spirit when you became believers?" They answered him, "We have never even heard that there is a holy Spirit." He said, "How were you baptized?" They replied, "With the baptism of John." Paul then said, "John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus." When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul laid (his) hands on them, the holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
Who can give the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick?
Priests and Bishops. "Only priests (bishops and presbyters) are ministers of the Anointing of the Sick.131 It is the duty of pastors to instruct the faithful on the benefits of this sacrament. The faithful should encourage the sick to call for a priest to receive this sacrament. The sick should prepare themselves to receive it with good dispositions, assisted by their pastor and the whole ecclesial community, which is invited to surround the sick in a special way through their prayers and fraternal attention. " (CCC 1516)
What does the sacrament of confirmation require of you?
All covenants should be made before conformation. The ordinance of confirmation is to confirm a person a member of the church, at which service a blessing is pronounced upon the person as dictated by the Holy Spirit. In some churches a confirmation may be referred to as a sacrament and may be acceptable to the Lord as such.
