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Confirmation: Witnessing the Holy Spirit

This document discusses the sacrament of Confirmation. It describes Confirmation as receiving anew the Holy Spirit, being strengthened and inspired by the Holy Spirit, and having the courage to proclaim one's faith. It lists the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit conferred in Confirmation - fortitude, piety, fear of God, counsel, understanding, wisdom, and knowledge - and the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit, which include love, joy, peace, patience, and self-control. The document explains that Confirmation empowers Christians to publicly witness to God's kingdom through these gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit.

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Confirmation: Witnessing the Holy Spirit

This document discusses the sacrament of Confirmation. It describes Confirmation as receiving anew the Holy Spirit, being strengthened and inspired by the Holy Spirit, and having the courage to proclaim one's faith. It lists the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit conferred in Confirmation - fortitude, piety, fear of God, counsel, understanding, wisdom, and knowledge - and the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit, which include love, joy, peace, patience, and self-control. The document explains that Confirmation empowers Christians to publicly witness to God's kingdom through these gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit.

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THE CONFIRMED

CHRISTIAN: BEING
AT THE SERVICE OF
THE KINGDOM
GROUP 5
CONFIRMATION
AS A SACRAMENT
OF WITNESS
SACRAMENT
Latin sacramentum ‘solemn oath’ (from
sacrare ‘to hallow’, from sacer
‘sacred’), used in Christian Latin as a
translation of Greek musterion ‘mystery’
- To make something sacred or holy
through religious ceremonies or rituals
THE SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
1. Baptism
2. Confirmation
3. Eucharist
4. Reconciliation
5. Anointing of the Sick
6. Holy Orders
7. Matrimony
-RECEIVING ANEW THE HOLY SPIRIT

-STRENGTHENED, CONFIRMED, AND


INSPIRED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT

-COURAGE TO PROCLAIM OUR FAITH


CONFIRMANDS
•People who undergo CONFIRMATION
•Laying on of hands by the bishops =
Coming of the Holy Spirit upon them
•Empowered to be public witnesses to
the Good News of the Kingdom
proclaimed by Jesus
-CELEBRATION OF THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT

-ANOINTING WITH CHRISM

-CHRISTIAN TASK OF WITNESSING TO


GOD’S KINGDOM BY THE SEVEN GIFTS OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT
SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. FORTITUDE – Overcoming difficulties with faith and strengthened will
2. PIETY – treating God with the trust with which a child treats his Father
with love
3. FEAR OF GOD – Fleeing from sin and always choosing to please God
along with respecting His majesty
4. COUNSEL - Following the solution with wise decisions
5. UNDERSTANDING – Helps in grasping the Word of God and faith’s
mysteries
6. WISDOM – Makes us value all things in light of God and impels us to
seek Him above all things
7. KNOWLEDGE – Helps us see the world from God’s perspective
-CONFIRMED CHRISTIANS IN
AWARENESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

-LIFE IN THE SPIRIT IS MARKED BY


THE NINE FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
NINE FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. LOVE
2. JOY
3. PEACE
4. PATIENCE
5. KINDNESS
6. GENEROSITY
7. FAITHFULNESS
8. GENTLENESS
9. SELF-CONTROL
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FRUITS
AND GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
GIFTS FRUITS
Received in the soul Effects in us of living a
along with sanctifying life according to the
grace to help us follow Spirit according to the
the promptings of the will of God, a life of
Holy Spirit holiness
SACRAMENT OF
CONFIRMATION IN
ADOLESCENT LIFE

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