The first step towards understanding Confirmation is to understand the sacraments in general. Hello, i am a Teacher’s Assistant for Catechism and we were just talking about this last week in our class. 2020 VBS Day 5. I’m not challenging th faith! Where is this sacrament found in Scripture? I know that when you’re 18 you are an actual adult. Church law only requires one practicing Catholic and the other can be a “Christian witness” my daughters God father isn’t Catholic but was someone we admired spiritually but even if he was Catholic he wouldn’t be her sponsor because they should be of the same gender as well. The sponsor should be at least fourteen years of age, of the same sex as the candidate, should have already received the Sacrament of Confirmation, and be well instructed in the Catholic Faith. 400 priests were defrocked by the current pope for child molestation. Attend a mass or two this weekend (Sat. mean mean mean mean mean. Simple priests may be the extraordinary ministers of the sacrament provided they obtain special delegation from the pope. Is it right for a priest or a bishop if I may state to ‘stop’ someone from been confirmed because he or she failed an exam based on confirmation? (In Sent., IV, dist. Blessings Nancy. Maggie you are so right, they contradict the bible spoken by JESUS himself. Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world. Further information on this important and difficult question will be found in the article Sacraments. his countryman Gerald Barry for the fact that the whole people of Wales were more eager than any other nation to obtain episcopal confirmation and the chrism by which the Spirit was given. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit received through Confirmation are. In our program I make it clear that if any aspect of our program proves to be an issue for anyone, they should be sure to let us know. AS LONG AS THE SPONSER IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE CHURCH , AND FOLLOWS THE SAME SACRAMENTS THERE SHOULD BE NO ISSUES What place does Confirmation have in the divine plan of salvation? The Sacrament of Confirmation is a striking instance of the development of doctrine and ritual in the Church. St. Augustine explains how the coming of the Holy Ghost was accompanied with the gift of tongues in the first ages of the Church. ); that it was instituted when Christ pronounced the words, “Receive ye the Holy Ghost“, or on the day of Pentecost, but this may refer not to the rite but to the thing signified, viz. 3 and 4). Jesus is the only mediator to HIM, not Mary, not anyone. All they want is control of your entire family, mind, body, and soul, and they will do anything to get it so a percentage of your income stays within their control. Blessed Albertus held that both were ordained by Christ Himself; others that they were the work of the Church; but the common opinion was that they were of Apostolic origin. Thus, it is styled “imposition of hands” (manuum impositio, “unction”, “chrism”, “sealing”, etc. Why deny or delay a child that right? I believe if you start classes soon, you may be confirmed during the Easter season! By the grace of God she came around spirituallly, mentally and acknowledge that she was doing wrong. ad Colonien.). This is not true. It is only from the Fathers and the Schoolmen that we can gather information on these heads. But you should be able to be confirmed without convalidation. “Concerning the institution of this sacrament”, says St. Thomas, “there are two opinions: some say that it was instituted neither by Christ nor by His Apostles, but later on in the course of time at a certain council [Meaux, 845; this was the opinion of Alexander of Hales, Summ., iv, q. The Definition of the Sacrament of Confirmation. Bishop Tejada of Guadalajara administered (1759) confirmation at San Fernando, now San Antonio, Texas, and Bishop de Pontbriand at Ft. Hey I’m currently 17 I’m going through preparation of receiving my confirmation and will receive it around may next year. the catholic church is full of inconsistances. Catholic Confirmation is performed with the ordinary minister extending his hand over the one to be confirmed and anointing his/her head with the oil of chrism saying, “be sealed with the Holy Spirit.” The actual Confirmation ceremony is much longer than this, but this is the “meat” of the action. YAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! And therefore we must hold that Christ instituted this sacrament, not by showing it [exhibendo] but by promising it, according to the text (John, xvi, 7), `If I go not, the Paraclete will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you’. Marcion., i, n. 14): “But He [Christ], indeed even at the present time, neither rejected the water of the Creator with which He washes clean His own, nor the oil with which He anoints His own; … nor the bread with which He makes present [repraesentat] His own very body, needing even in His own sacraments the beggarly elements of the Creator. Having first sealed them with the holy ointment upon the forehead, and eyes, and nostrils, and mouth, and ears, and sealing them we say, `The seal of the gift of the Holy Ghost‘ (can. i been baptized and did my first communion but not confirmation getting married catholic church in august this year that’s 5 months away I live in florida it’s been a year now but marrying in ohio I was told I have to be confirmated how do I go about doing this when im getting married in 5 months? Concerning the age for confirmation, the Code of Canon Law states:. In New Mexico, during the seventeenth century, the custos of the Franciscans confirmed by delegation from Leo X and Adrian VI. In the west, most churches have the Bishop come and visit the local parish to confirm an entire class (age group) of students who spent the year preparing for confirmation. And when Paul had imposed his hands on them, the Holy Ghost came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied”. I think your church might have been pushed to the place they are at with signing contracts because some parents just think their kids should receive the sacraments without actually preparing for them adequately. . You may want to update your information to include that you must now pass a written and oral exam to be confirmed otherwise you may not be allowed to be confirmed. The problem lies more in poor educating of the Catholic lay people and misunderstandings. Is this a power struggle? the words essential for confirmation, has been indicated above in the description of the rite. My son refuses to do his confirmation with some stranger. “Bishops are the successors of the apostles. Confirmation is regarded as the perfection of baptism, because, as the … There are two things things that organise the “running” of the Church, Scripture and Tradition. Plen. Also, because you may have had a good education, does not mean that the others on websites have. St. Thomas, “Summa. I started my journey to confirmation a month ago since I have been away from the church for 12+ years. (5) The Council of Trent did not decide the questions discussed by the Schoolmen. “Tertullian also tells how the devil, imitating the rites of Christian initiation, sprinkles some and signs them as his soldiers on the forehead (signat illic in frontibus milites suos—De Praescript., xl). In the Latin rite (which is the largest of all rites) the bishop is the ordinary minister. In the early ages of the Church, confirmation was part of the rite of initiation, and consequently was administered immediately after baptism. It’s never too late. This guarded language, so different from the definite canons on some of the other sacraments, shows that the council had no intention of deciding the questions at issue among theologians regarding the time and manner of the institution by Christ (direct or indirect institution), the matter (imposition of hands or anointing, or both), the form (“I sign thee”, etc., or “the seal”, etc. If someone is baptized in one Faith and converts to another, they are not baptized again. Maybe not today or next year but possibly when they marry someone or start having children. Christ (Luke, iv, 18) applies to Himself the words of Isaias (lxi, 1): “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, wherefore he hath anointed me to preach the gospel”. Oh and I am my other nephews God parent which I just read are supposed to have received all three sacraments. Hi Michael, as a Father / Parent I was in a similar position when my daughter advised that she was not ready for this big step of confirmation, I allowed God to give her the wisdom but more importantly when she was ready to make a commitment as this is a life time journey, proud to say she got confirmed at a tender and matured age of eighteen and I thank God. i forgot his name? Finally, the most generally accepted view is that the anointing and the imposition of hands conjointly are the matter. &/or Sun.) Catholics aren”t baptized properky. Weird! The “imposition”, however, is not that with which the rite begins but the laying on of hands which takes place in the act of anointing. This exciting course helps prepare the catechumen for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Only one godparent needs to be confirmed of the Catholic faith. The ordinary minister of the sacrament is a bishop who - through the “laying on of hands” and “anointing with chrism oil” - invokes the presence of the Holy Spirit on the baptized person. please i want to change my comfirmation name,the name i used doesnt have a meaning and my bishop said nothing about it because we where much….please is it possible?i dont know if i would get a reply. It is clear that reference is made here to the ceremony of Christian initiation: baptism and the imposition of hands whereby the Holy Ghost was conferred, just as in Acts, ii, 38. 1; Tournely, “De Sacram. It’s considered a sacrament of initiation which means that it brings you deeper into communion with the Church. Most people won’t admit it, but they would rather sacrifice their children than look bad in the eyes of the church. The opinion of Alexander of Hales, referred to by St. Thomas, was as follows: the Apostles conferred the Holy Ghost by mere imposition of hands; this rite, which was not properly a sacrament, was continued until the ninth century, when the Holy Ghost inspired the Fathers of the Council of Meaux in the choice of the matter and form, and endowed these with sacramental efficacy (Spiritu Sancto instigante et viriulem ranch/candi prceslante). The Fathers considered that the rites of initiation (baptism, confirmation, and the Holy Eucharist) were instituted by Christ, but they did not enter into any minute discussion as to the time, place, and manner of the institution, at least of the second of these rites. No wonder the priest Martin Luther protested at such corruption & buying favours & salvation in order that the Vatican get richer. The Effects of Excommunication . The custom of giving a new name to the candidate is not obligatory; but it has the sanction of several synodal decrees during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. He says that the rite was instituted by God (Jesus Christ? He’ll guide you through the process. These four points were condemned by the Council of Trent (supra I; cf. The Church teaches that the effect of a sacrament comes ex opere operato, by the very fact of being administered, regardless of the personal holiness of the minister administering it. The Catechism of the Catholic Churchdefines them as “efficacious signs of grace…by which divine life is dispensed to us” and which “signify and make present the graces proper to each sacrament” (CCC 1131). Whatever the case, why punish the children. They prayed that the Ruach HaKodesh MIGHT be given to those who believed the wonders that were performed by Phillip. Because I am sorry but this is wrong. It is most often associated with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The flesh is anointed [ungitur] that the soul may be consecrated. VII, can. Previous to the establishment of the hierarchy, many Catholics in North America died without having received confirmation. No such thing as eucharist. iii, 18.) These classes are taught by volunteers who give up not just class time, but many hours of preparation for class as well. I am going to go through the process and im 36. do it. (I) We read in the Acts of the Apostles (viii, 14-17) that after the Samaritan converts had been baptized by Philip the deacon, the Apostles “sent unto them Peter and John, who, when they were come, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost; for he was not yet come upon any of them, but they were only baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus; then they laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Ghost“. I’ve heard so many people who have done this and are glad they did. From the same “Leabar Breac” Sylvester Malone quotes the following account of confirmation which exhibits an accurate belief on the part of the Irish Church: “Confirmation or chrism is the perfection of baptism, not that they are not distinct and different. And then contribute financially! Other statutes were: that no one should be admitted to Holy Communion who had not been confirmed (Council of Lambeth, 1281); that neither father nor mother nor stepparent should act as sponsor (London, 1200); that children to be confirmed must bring “fillets or bands of sufficient length and width”, and that they must be brought to the church the third day after confirmation to have their foreheads washed by the priest out of reverence for the holy chrism (Oxford, 1222); that a male sponsor should stand for the boys and a female sponsor for the girls (Provincial Synod of Scotland, 1225); that adults must confess before being confirmed (Constitution of St. Edmund of Canterbury, about 1236). To all those others finding things to ridicule in J Byrd’s post, please remember, we live in a Worldwide society, because the name is typically Anglo-Saxon/Old English, does not mean the poster is English/American/Australian etc. I am going to say a prayer for you that you make the right decision for you. Hi I’m 15 and I don’t want to get confirmed, my dad keeps telling me this is a terrible mistake but I intend to remain steadfast givin my problems with the Catholic Church, however I’m starting to doubt myself. Once another known Christian in the community (I’m sorry I forgot his name) stood up and vouched that he was indeed a believer now and could be trusted, did others accept him. While Confirmation is a distinct and complete sacrament in its own right, its purpose is … In the Catholic Church, anyone that has been baptized properly can and should be confirmed. 99 The names at present in use are, for the Western Church, confirmation. Cuth.”, c. xxix); but they do not examine the reason why the power is reserved to the bishops, nor do they discuss the question of the time and mode of the institution of the sacrament. Don’t be upset about it, it just makes things worse for you and your kid. Hartel, p. 785) is rendered by nocosmad, cosmait (confirmabat, confirmatio) in a very ancient Irish homily on St. Patrick found in the fourteenth century, “Leabar Breac” (op. God just gave you that beautiful gift of conception, do look after yourself and God’s gem that is growing in you. But it’s mostly because your completing your 7 sacraments. “Moreover, a person is not born by the imposition of hands, when he receives the Holy Ghost, but in baptism; that being already born he may receive the Spirit, as was done in the first man Adam. It builds on what was begun in Baptism and what was nourished in Holy Eucharist. Nevertheless the Lutheran Churches retain some sort of confirmation to the present day. It wasn’t that long ago, when our churches were filled with families of all ages. I believe deep within your heart you know I am stating the truth, but outside community pressure is propably weighing on you. Is it too late to be confirmed now? . The decision as to the number of the sacraments involved the clear distinction of confirmation from baptism; and at the same time the more exact definition of what constitutes a sacrament led to the discussion of the institution of Confirmation, its matter and form, minister, and effects, especially the character impressed. If you are not ready then you dont have to get confirmed. de theol. Not sure if anyone will respond, providing the dates of posting and replies. This writer also quotes (ibid.) It’s not marriage…. 1). . Where is this being applied, with over 20 catechism classes. If I am not confirmed what do I do to correct the situation? The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin of the sacrament of Confirmation, which in a certain way perpetuates the grace of Pentecost in the Church." Some, e.g. It is not your place to judge. We shall see, however, that this is capable of many different meanings. i). It is our destiny as Catholics. It will be observed that in all these passages imposition of hands is mentioned; St. Isidore and St. Bede mention anointing also. Keep what thou hast received. We repeatedly read of journeys undertaken by St. Cuthbert chiefly with this object. St. Isidore, “De Off. et consummare, i.e. He will give you the heavenly and divine seal which makes the devils tremble; He will arm you for the fight; He will give you strength.” Christ, says St. Optatus of Mileve, “went down into the water, not that there was what could be cleansed in God, but the water ought to go before the oil that was to supervene, in order to initiate and in order to fill up the mysteries of baptism; having been washed whilst He was held in John’s hands, the order of the mystery is followed…. Those baptized in another Christian faith may also participate in this process to come into full communion with the Catholic Church. They have been baptized in water under Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Trid., I, p. 383 sqq.). -Can I, as her mother, sponsor her? carnis, n. 8): “The flesh is washed that the soul may be made stainless. My recommendation is to find a local Catholic Church you are comfortable with by attending mass and then contact their Adult Christian Formation leader. The Council of Constantinople (381): “We receive the Arians, and Macedonians … upon their giving in written statements and anathematizing every heresy…. Confirmation may also be a way for you to honor your family and their decision to have you baptized in the Catholic Church. Nor was it a mere bestowal of charismata; the Holy Ghost sometimes produced extraordinary effects (speaking with divers tongues, etc. Follow your gut! Still, nothing was said about the mode of institution—whether immediate or mediate, generic or specific. in Gen.”, disp. Confirmation is the fulfillment of Baptism – is one of the sacraments by which a person is initiated into the Church. For presbyters, though they be priests of the second rank (second priests), have not attained to the summit of the pontificate. With precision of practice came greater precision and completeness of doctrine. All 3 instances she has been married through city hall with the same man. She didn’t pass the test and they want her to take it again. These Malachy restored (de novo instituit). Confirmation compliments baptism by sealing and strengthening the believer to live as a child of God, through the power of the Holy Spirit. This holy ointment is no longer plain ointment nor so to say common, after the invocation, but Christ’s gift; and by the presence of His Godhead, it causes in us the Holy Ghost. From this office are excluded the father and mother of the candidate, members of a religious order (unless the candidate be a religious), public sinners, and those who are under public ban of interdict or excommunication. She was just chosen by God to have achild. civ. The Catholic Church on Homosexuality. “The pope holds the fullness of power in the Church, whence he can confer upon certain of the inferior orders things which belong to the higher orders…. The flesh is fed by the Body and Blood of Christ that the soul may be fattened of God.” And (Adv. (a) Regarding the institution there were three opinions. We can follow the development through the labors of Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury, St. Anselm his successor, Abelard, Hugh of St. Victor, Peter Lombard (Sent., IV, dist. For when presbyters baptize, whether with or without the presence of the bishop, they may anoint the baptized with chrism, provided it be previously consecrated by a bishop, but not sign the forehead with that oil, which is a right reserved to bishops [episcopis] only, when they give the Spirit, the Paraclete. I would have remembered it as it would have been the first time I went to church (instead his grandfather’s funeral was). I have emailed the church but they will not reply to me. “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.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1304). Adults prepare for confirmation by participating in the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA). In my time the catholic schools would help in preparation for these sacraments. I got confirmed when I was 13 almost 14. My sponsor was not Catholic when I was confirmed. Why not teach this religion to all the students so they are all aware of how important their faith is. Confirmation Increases the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. This to me seems disorganized. In 1655, Don Diego de Rebolledo, Governor of Florida, urged the King of Spain to ask the pope to make St. Augustine an episcopal see, or to make Florida a vicariate Apostolic so that there might be a local superior and that the faithful might receive the Sacrament of Confirmation; but nothing came of the petition. In other words, each day is focused on being in communion with the church, through the parish you worship with. Then Paul said: John baptized the people with the baptism of penance…. In my town, Faith Formation classes are held at one set time a week for grades 6-9, and we have a choice of one of two days for grades 1-5. What is the matter and form of Confirmation? Who said: In John’s baptism. If you can’t examine your conscience ahead of time, though, go ahead and go in and tell the priest that you’d like to go to confession, but it has been x long and and you don’t know what you’re doing or what to confess. I am married to a non-Catholic that has never been baptized. The unction runs bodily over us, but profits spiritually. ; this ceremony was performed by a bishop only, and could not be repeated. Second daughter she insisted to my husband that there was no paperwork for him to be godfather (we think she filled in the paperwork both times and forged his name) and found some customer of her husband’s to be godmother – and she missed the ceremony. In this powerful encounter with God, we experience My sister is his God mother from baptism, my confirmation Godmother & my nieces confirmation Godmother. The fact that the two sacraments were conferred together may account for this silence. Not all Christian churches believe that the host is the actual body of Christ, nor the wine consecrated is His blood. The Fifth Council of Milan, under St. Charles Borromeo, insisted that a candidate whose name was “vile, ridiculous, or quite unbecoming for a Christian” should receive another at Confirmation” (cf. Ok then “JonnyB” that snot your really your name, you are in school so your smarter than this person but you don’t need to stop during a Religion lesson to type this whilst sitting next to your friends laughing. Is this what it means to be in the faith? St. Ephraem Syrus speaks of “the Sacraments of Chrism and Baptism” (Serm. Apost.” in P.L., XCII, col. 961; “Vit. Thank you! Preparation takes place when the … Baptism isn’t an initiation into a single religion, but the acceptance into the Christian church. Among the homilies formerly attributed to Eusebius of Emesa, but now admitted to be the work of some bishop of Southern Gaul in the fifth century, is a long homily for Whitsunday: “The Holy Ghost who comes down with a life-giving descent upon the waters of baptism, in the font bestows beauty unto innocence, in confirmation grants an increase unto grace. You are mistaken the catholic church is radical I am having a real hard time understanding why, the children of today, who are to be preparing for their 1st Holy Communion and/ or Confirmation, need to go to classes outside of our Catholic School System. I’ve been baptist as a child. When Saul was converted and became Paul he was feared and distrusted by the early Christians because he previously was huniting them down to persecute them. Confirmation imparts (I) an increase of sanctifying grace which makes the recipient a “perfect Christian‘; (2) a special sacramental grace consisting in the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost and notably in the strength and courage to confess boldly the name of Christ; (3) an indelible character by reason of which the sacrament cannot be received again by the same person. Or does that cancel the chance of doing it? This messiah happened to be Jesus. Ref. Also, in a time where having a child out of wedlock was a bad thing, she may have been abused by her neighbours and family. The post-Tridentine theologians have almost unanimously taught that Christ Himself was the immediate author of all the sacraments, and so of confirmation (cf. “It was not fitting that [the Samaritans] should be baptized again, but only what was wanting, that was done by Peter and John; that prayer being made for them and hands imposed, the Holy Ghost should be invoked and poured forth upon them. However, I believe that you will be told to wait until after the baby is born. Hughes in Am. The practice in England has already been illustrated by facts from the life of St. Cuthbert. Stay close to God. It is clear from the diversity of practice at the present day, that there is much uncertainty as to the doctrine concerning confirmation. Ask him to be sure, but I’m pretty positive that if you are a baptized Catholic over the age of 7, you’re sorry for your sins and you’ve confessed all of the mortal sins on your soul, you can receive the Eucharist. Each day since baptisms is a day lived in thanksgiving for the redeming love and mercy of Jesus. But my sister is bringing up her children in the Catholic Church. Sprinkling is not a way of baptism. Don’t need to know each other to have different view point. According to the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, through Confirmation Catholics are “more perfectly bound to the Church” and are “as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread the faith by word and deed.” Confirmation seals believers in the Spirit, anointing them and empowering them to carry on the mission of Christ. Many churches begin classes in Aug. or in the fall, so you are just in time! Feared to partake or else. E. Curiius why Catholics refer to the gifts of the Holy Spirit as referenced in the Old Testament rather than the gifts of the spirit as stated in Corinthians? Wow that doesn’t seem right to me. Writing to his agent at Rome, Rev. xxvii); “oil also for a most sweet unguent, wherewith they who already have been initiated by baptism are sealed, and put on the armor of the Holy Spirit” (In Joel.) It has been variously designated: a perfecting or completing, as expressing its relation to baptism. The first effect applies to clergy—bishops, priests, and deacons.For instance, a bishop who has been excommunicated cannot confer the Sacrament of Confirmation or take part in the ordination of another bishop, priest, or deacon; an excommunicated priest cannot celebrate the Mass; and an excommunicated deacon cannot preside at the Sacrament of … From these two passages we learn that in the earliest ages of the Church there was a rite, distinct from baptism, in which the Holy Ghost was conferred by the imposition of hands and that the power to perform this ceremony was not implied in the power to baptize. Confirmation is a true sacrament instituted by Christ and different from baptism. Or mention it during confession and he’ll tell you what to do. It completes the process of initiation into the Christian community, … Review’, I, 161.). In the Eastern churches (non-Latin rites) the priest is the ordinary minister of this sacrament and performs it immediately after baptism. If I cannot be her sponsor, does she in fact, need to be sponsored? And that this is first time my son is really becoming involved with the church and he walked out crying because father made him read and promise and he was scared! freedom from any impediment of law to fulfilling the office of sponsor. Husband was born, raised, baptized, first communion and confirmed RC. Concerning the administration of the sacrament from the earliest times of the Church, the decree of the Inquisition (Lamentabili sane, July 3, 1907) condemns the proposition (44): “There is no proof that the rite of the Sacrament of Confirmation was employed by the Apostles; the formal distinction, therefore, between the two sacraments, Baptism and Confirmation, does not belong to the history of Christianity“. What happened to the acceptance of anyone with the faith? This was written some time between the crucifixion and 150 AD. 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