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What is the bishop's job in confirmation?
To give the young candidate the Seal of the Holy Spirit.
How does the bishop relate to confirmation?
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.
What kind of mark does Confirmation give you?
It gives you the Seal of God the Holy Spirit.
Does the bishop do the confirmation?
In the Catholic Church, this is the second sacrament. The Sacrament of Confirmation allows you to consciously make the same promises your parents made for you when you were baptized. (Notice that the administration of the sacraments for adults still hold the same meaning since one only reaches spiritual adulthood with the Sacrament of Confirmation.) The ritual itself will go something like this: Your hair should be brushed back from your forehead. When the time comes, you should be kneeling in front of the Bishop. Your Sponsor will be standing behind you with his or her hand on your right shoulder. The Bishop will anoint you making the sign of the Cross on your forehead with Holy Chrism. While the Bishop is anointing your forehead he says: "I sign thee with the sign of the cross, and I con-firm thee with the chrism of salvation, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." Then, the Bishop will give you a little slap on the cheek and say: "Peace be with you". This little slap on the cheek is to remind you that you should be ready to suffer for your Faith. A Priest will wipe your forehead.
Who began confirmation?
Christ initiated what is now known as "confirmation". Confirmation began the day of Pentecost when Christ sent the Holy Spirit to be with the Apostles. Christ had already ascended into heaven. He sent the Holy Spirit to give the Apostles courage to spread the Word of God. It is through the indwelling of Spirit that we mature in our spiritual relationship with God.
Who can give confirmation?
In Roman Catholicism, Confirmation is one of the seven sacraments instituted by Jesus Christ for the conferral of sanctifying grace and the strengthening of the union between the person being confirmed and Jesus Christ. In general, confirmation is administered by a priest to a person who has reached the age of discretion (generally taken to be about 7) and the person must already have been baptized.
How confirmation started?
After Jesus died, he arose, and ascended into heaven. But he sent his Holy Spirit to be with the Apostles to give them faith and courage. This was known as the Pentecost. All sacraments in the church are metaphors for the actions Christ showed his Apostles. So Confirmation is the embodiment today of inviting the Holy Spirit to be with us.
What is Confirmation and what do you receive in it?
Confirmation is one of the seven sacraments, the third Sacrament of Initiation in the Roman Catholic Church. (Baptism is the first Sacrament of Initiation and Eucharist is the second.) A sacrament is a sign of God's love and presence in our lives. Sacraments give sanctifying grace - the free gift of God's love - pepe God's life. Confirmation establishes the beginning, NOT the end or "graduation," of a life of full participation and responsibility in the Church. Confirmation is the sacrament in which the candidate receives the fullness of the Holy Spirit that was given to us at Baptism. This is the same Spirit that filled the Apostles with the zeal and courage needed by all who are to be public witnesses to Christ. Confirmation celebrates God's presence in our lives as the Holy Spirit continues to guide, strengthen, and empower us to live and witness the Good News of Jesus Christ. Christians, on the day of their Confirmation, become public witnesses to Christ and his saving works. Confirmation is not our first encounter with the Holy Spirit. The first encounter takes place at Baptism. The Trinity comes to dwell in the newly baptized as they are born again in water and the Spirit. Baptism brings people into a personal union with God. Thus introduced to the ways of God and the Spirit, the sacrament of Confirmation continues the process by having the Holy Spirit strengthened within us. Confirmation completes and perfects Baptism. When you go to Confirmation, you kneel before the bishop. Your sponsor stands behind you with his right hand on your right shoulder. This holy oil is called holy chrism. It is olive oil with which balsam is mixed. The bishop makes the sign of the cross on your forehead with holy chrism. Then you remain kneeling where you are until the priest wipes away the holy chrism. This little blow on the cheek is to remind you that you must be ready to suffer for your Faith. After all have been anointed the bishop stands at the altar and extends his hands over you and prays that the Holy Spirit may enter into your soul. Then all kneel and say the Apostles' Creed. This is a profession of faith made at Confirmation.
Why do you have your confirmation?
You have your Confirmation for The Holy Spirit to give you the Gifts and The Fruits Of the Holy Spirit to help you along in life. The Gifts Of The Holy Spitit are: Wisdom, Understanding, Right Judjment, Courage, Knowledge, Reverence and Wonder and Awe In God's Presence. The Fruits Of The Holy Spirit are Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-control. On your Confirmation Day you have a Confirmation name, a name that means something to you ex. a family member, saint etc. The Bishop makes a cross on your head with special oil to confirm you and then says your Confirmation name and then "Be filled with the Gifts Of The Holy Spirit" You have a close relative to be your sponsor on your Confirmation Day to pass down to you the Gifts they have been given by their sponsor, which has been given to them by their sponsor etc.Roman Catholic AnswerConfirmation may be administered anytime after baptism. In the Eastern Church it is administered immediately, babies are confirmed and given Holy Communion immediately after they are baptized. In the Latin rite Church it depends on the diocese, some still confirm around 12 years of age, others wait as long as 16 years of age.
Who give us confirmation's?
In the catholic religion, confirmation is given to a person by their arch pishop
What do you say after the priest blesses you at confirmation?
From the Rite of Confirmation:The bishop and the priests who will administer the sacrament with him lay hands upon all the candidates (by extending their hands over them). The bishop alone sings or says:All-powerful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,by water and the Holy Spirit you freed your sons and daughters from sinand gave them new life.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.We ask this through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.The Anointing of Chrism“The anointing with chrism and the accompanying words express clearly the effect of the giving of the Holy Spirit. Signed with the perfumed oil, the baptized receive the indelible character, the seal of the Lord, together with the gift of the Holy Spirit that conforms them more closely to Christ and gives them the grace of spreading ‘the sweet odor of Christ’” (Introduction 9).The deacon brings the Chrism to the bishop. Each candidate goes to the bishop, or the bishop may go to the individual candidates. The one who presented the candidate places his right hand on the latter’s shoulder and gives the candidate’s name to the bishop; or the candidate may give his own name.Bishop: Dips his right thumb in the Chrism and makes the sign of the cross on the forehead of the one to be confirmed, as he says: “(Name), be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit.”Newly confirmed: Amen.Bishop: Peace be with you.Newly confirmed: And also with you.
What are the words used at the anointing of the Confirmation?
" Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit". as he anoints you with oil, this is the sign of the sacrament. The candidate says "Amen" and the Bishop then says "Peace be with you". the candidate responds "and also with you"
