On Confirmation
school Baltimore Catechism No. 1
What is Confirmation?
- Confirmation is a Sacrament through which we receive the Holy Ghost to make us strong and perfect Christians and soldiers of Jesus Christ.
Who administers Confirmation?
- The bishop is the ordinary minister of Confirmation.
How does the bishop give Confirmation?
- The bishop extends his hands over those who are to be confirmed, prays that they may receive the Holy Ghost, and anoints the forehead of each with holy chrism in the form of a cross.
What does the bishop say in anointing the person he confirms?
- In anointing the person he confirms the bishop says: I sign thee with the sign of the cross, and I confirm thee with the chrism of salvation, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
To receive Confirmation worthily is it necessary to be in the state of grace?
- To receive Confirmation worthily it is necessary to be in the state of grace.
What is a state of grace?
- A state of grace is freedom from mortal sin.
Is it a sin to neglect Confirmation?
- It is a sin to neglect Confirmation, especially in these evil days when faith and morals are exposed to so many and such violent temptations.
