Catholic Confirmation

A Confirmation sponsor is a confirmed Catholic in good standing who mentors the Confiramation candidate before he or she is confirmed. Traditionally the Confirmation sponsor is a Godparent (connecting Baptism to Confirmation), but does not have to be.

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.

The parents and sponsor(s) help prepare the candidate for Confirmation.

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At your church, one of your priests or pastors will present you at confirmation.

When you were baptized your parents chose your name and patron saint. You had no choice in the matter. Now, as a young adult you have the opportunity to choose a saint you wish as a special patron, someone you can emulate and use as a protector and role model..

They support the candidate in their journey to receiving the Holy Spirit. They can share in going to mass on Sunday. A sponsor can explain to the candidate why they go to mass and why it is important. To explain how it is important to follow Jesus and act as God would want us to. To make them understand that Baptism was the sacrament of life but Confirmation is the birth of that life. To gain the power and strength and show and live the life of a true Catholic. Obviously this candidate has a godparent from Baptism so this person is also supposed to be part of this candidates life and be helping him or her through this time. Being a sponsor is a lifetime committment, to be there for them, to help them understand the church and its ways, to show them how to live but at the same time you don't' have to be perfect, no one is. You just have to show them the way and be there for them whether it be at mass, a retreat, how to pray etc.. It is endless. If you would like to know specifically go to the church that the sponsor goes to and ask them if they have information on what the church expects of you as a sponsor.

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Catholic priests do not wear robes when administering the sacrament of confession. Usually they wear a surplice, which is a white long-sleeved linen garment that extends just beyond the waist, and a purple stole. The purple stole is considered so important that even when in prisons or in times of extreme persecution, priests hid a purple stole on their persons, even if it was no more than a purple thread, for use when hearing confessions.

Why is it necessary, is one such question.

Another one is who performs this Sacrament.

I do not know what your view of confirmation is.

Confirmation allows you to be filled with the holy Spirit and to be guided by it. This could mean less sinning and being able to evangelize through the power of the Holy Spirit. It makes you a full member of the Church and makes you more committed to the Church.

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Traditional confirmation attire for girls is a white dress in any type of fabric. It should have sleeves, be knee-length, and paired with closed-toed black or white shoes. Traditionally, boys should wear a suit and dress shoes.

If you are not the one being confirmed, as a guest, you should still dress as you would for a nice ceremony at a church. This means a suit, or at least nice suit jacket, if you are a man. Women typically wear a modest (not too short) skirt or dress; make sure your shoulders are covered. Both genders should avoid showing too much skin or being too casual.

Anyone who wants to be a part of the Church can be confirmed. They have to be baptized before they can be confirmed. They have also had to participate in communion before they can be confirmed.

Confirmation is seen as the sealing of the covenant made at Baptism. Whereas baptism is normally a parents' decision for their infant child, confirmation is usually received at a coming of age for most. The confirmed person becomes a congregation member at their own choosing. Avid followers of Christianity desire a full lifelong development into the faith and Confirmation is obviously a crucial step in that regard.

Once. The only sacraments one is allowed to receive more than once are Eucharist, reconciliation and anointing of the sick.

You can also receive the sacraments of confession and marriage more than once.

Any saint you like, but good all rounders might be St Francis or St Peter for a man; and St Gerard Majella could be good. For a woman, Magdalen is a great confirmation name, after St Mary Magdalen.

Confirmation is a scrament that is normally taken as a young adult. Baptism, reconciliation, and first communion are all lead to a catholic by parents of a guardian. Confirmation is that person deciding whether or not they want to continue the catholic teachings of the church. Durning this sacrament the priest or bishop puts a cross of anointing oil on your forehead and blesses you with your chosen Saint name.

For exactly the same reasons as every other event in a person's life. One does not graduate from school without first attending school and receiving the lessons. So too, with Confirmation, one must learn the lessons about the Holy Spirit's Role in the person's life, in order to receive Him.

A bishop is the ordinary minister of the sacrament of confirmation. Pastors/priests may administer the sacrament only in rare cases when there is a Catholic in danger of death who has not yet been confirmed. In this circumstance, the priest may request from his local ordinary (bishop) to be empowered to administer the sacrament. Receiving the sacrament is not necessary for salvation, but it places a permanent mark upon the soul and thus gives one more grace and thus more capacity to merit and do good and thus more glory in heaven. If the person recovers from his/her illness, the confirmation is considered complete and no conditional confirmation is needed from the bishop.

Normally, a candidate for Confirmation must spend a period of time in preparation, both in studying the sacrament in order to understand what it is, why it is given and what it involves as well as spiritual tasks such as prayer and perhaps penance. When a priest or catechist has judged a candidate ready, he will list them as ready to be confirmed at the next visit of the bishop to the parish for that purpose. Usually such visits are planned months ahead, or happen annually on the same day - this allows the priest to prepare several candidates at once with their training culminating with the bishop's visit.

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.

To always remain a faithful Christian & believing in God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

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