Congrats on your pregnancy it is wonderful to be a mother. Necessity.—Regarding the obligation of receiving the sacrament, it is admitted that confirmation is not necessary as an indispensable means of salvation (necessitate medii). (Cf. Bishops are the original ministers of Confirmation along with other Catholic sacraments (Lumen Gentium 26). Objective: In the Sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized person is "sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit" and is strengthened for service to the Body of Christ. In this powerful encounter with God, we experience It has been variously designated: a perfecting or completing, as expressing its relation to baptism. With reference to its effect it is the “Sacrament of the Holy Ghost“, the “Sacrament of the Seal” (signaculum, sigillum). The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit received through Confirmation are. This was written some time between the crucifixion and 150 AD. They are all described in the collection of books now known as the Holy Bible but some are obscured by the description. The Council of Constantinople (381): “We receive the Arians, and Macedonians … upon their giving in written statements and anathematizing every heresy…. Testimonies could easily be quoted for either of these opinions. I don’t get why he had to do that maybe you guys can explain that to me! Confirmation is a Catholic Sacrament of mature Christian commitment and a deepening of baptismal gifts. It is not your place to judge. I’m challenging the true motives behind all these obligations? “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. I’ve been baptist as a child. Blessings Nancy. Now might be a good time to set some priorities for you and your family. I just think that it is another ritual to enable faith to grow but maybe I am wrong. He has a very small family. If no response send Why deny or delay a child that right? But they said to him: We have not so much as heard whether there be a Holy Ghost. Confirmation may also be a way for you to honor your family and their decision to have you baptized in the Catholic Church. 6). Hi, how old does a child need to be to be confirmed? Is it a pre requisite that a parent must attend a recollection before his or her child can have a confirmation rites? (CCC1309) What are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit? Your parents cant make you get confirmed,not even the Pope. But not under Catholic. I do not believe a minor can make those decisions. The writers start from the fact that there was in the Church a ceremony of anointing with chrism accompanied with the words: “I sign thee with the sign of the cross”, etc. My daughter is also going through confirmation at the moment and she too has challenged and been unsure if she wants to do it. My son is doing his Confirmation this year. VII, can. Those baptized in another Christian faith may also participate in this process to come into full communion with the Catholic Church. Or do I need to get a blessed somehow? The Effects of Excommunication . If your focus is hate and evil, then you will see hate and evil. St. Augustine explains how the coming of the Holy Ghost was accompanied with the gift of tongues in the first ages of the Church. Candidates: I do. What does the sponsor say to the bishop when we get up to alter. In some portions of what is now the United States the sacrament was administered by bishops from the neighboring French and Spanish possessions; in others, by missionary priests with delegation from the Holy See. p. clxxxiv) St. Patrick refers to himself as the first to administer confirmation in Ireland. Further information on this important and difficult question will be found in the article Sacraments. Also, because you may have had a good education, does not mean that the others on websites have. SIL still crazy. My brother chosed me to be his daughters godmother but I haven’t done my first communion. Only one godparent needs to be confirmed of the Catholic faith. My take on this is that once we get confirmed it is a life long journey and continue to deepen our Faith and live the way Jesus would want us to live, so no exam should determine weather or not we should get confirmed. If you have nothing nice about God don’t say it. I understand some nuns have taken male saints as well but my daughter was told it has to be a female saint for her confirmation. I am a 16 year old girl and I don’t like it if someone talks trash to a loving God. Reconciliation (also known as Penance or Confession) They are very confused how niece is having a confirmation at 7 pm, Saturday in a restaurant as SIL is not inviting anyone to ceremony, a week before the dinner. What purpose does it serve, if this stranger won’t be able to be there for him & teach him anything. 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”. It is their decision whether or not they support their son. (See Character.) Peace be with you. GOD gives the Holy Spirit to those HE chooses. Hughes in Am. Simply put, they are first and foremost works of God; they are “actions of the Holy Spirit at work in his Body, the Church” (CCC 1116). As to the form of words used the greatest variety prevailed. Heaven is opened whilst the Father anoints; the spiritual oil in the image of the Dove immediately descended and rested on His head, and poured on it oil, whence Ile took the name of Christ, when He was anointed by God the Father; to whom that the imposition of hands might not seem to have been wanting, the voice of God is heard from a cloud, saying, This is my Son, of whom I have thought well; hear ye him” (De schism. Confirmation, also known as Chrismation, is one of the seven sacraments through which Catholics pass in the process of their religious upbringing. Is this right? Since saying that she has seemed much happier. Catholicism is doctrine. lxx). While Confirmation is a distinct and complete sacrament in its own right, its purpose is … Stay close to God. If you dont want to be confirmed you dont have to. i HATE mean. vii). I wouldn’t say “Catholic and Christian” in the same sentence. The age-limit, however, varies considerably. I’ll keep you in my prayers. 1) Why are you even on this website, since you appear to despise the Catholic Church so much? ix) the council defined that “in confirmation a character is imprinted in the soul, that is, a certain spiritual and indelible sign on account of which the sacrament cannot be repeated”; and again (Sess. He exhorts them: “leaving the word of the beginning of Christ, let us go on to things more perfect, not laying again the foundation … of the doctrine of baptisms, and imposition of hands”, and speaks of them as those who have been “once illuminated, have tasted also the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost“. You would know if you have been or not you normally make this when you are 13 to 14 years old , Can you become catholic without an annulment. Ambros., lib. Earlier writers (e. g. Hugh of St. Victor, “De Sacram.”, ii, and Peter Lombard, “Sent.”, IV, dist. Do you have a local news station that does news stories about stuff like this ( scams, businesses over charging, etc.) Faith never gets lots, it can only help make us better individuals. 1, ad 1). Where is the church trying to work with the parents. Shame on them….Even the priest is just a mere ma. They use fear and intimidation to steer people into forcing their children into signing contracts they don’t even possess the cognitive capability to understand. Why not teach this religion to all the students so they are all aware of how important their faith is. Rite.—In the Western Church the sacrament is usually administered by the bishop. We are pulled in a lot of different directions by many different time priorities. We have three Masses at our church to choose from. But I suspect I may be prpregnant should I wait to do it. 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. She asked me to be godmother and insisted I could although I am Jewish and I told her that kept me from same and very annoyed finally found someone to be same. Petil., II, cap. Maybe not today or next year but possibly when they marry someone or start having children. ii). The problem lies more in poor educating of the Catholic lay people and misunderstandings. Nor was it a mere bestowal of charismata; the Holy Ghost sometimes produced extraordinary effects (speaking with divers tongues, etc. Now older niece is to be confirmed and she is po’d at husband as he will not fill in and sign the paper that he is qualified to be her sponsor since as we read it, he is not as he only attends church twice a year and does not take communion or make confession. I said to her to put it in the hands of god and pray, he will never leave you unaided. Read the KJ version . What is interesting is that you are very keen to follow the bible and the teachings but what’s holding you back is the individuals that you have encountered in the Church. However, the Bishop can also ‘delegate’ his apostolic authority to perform the sacrament of confirmation to the local priest who is then able to administer the sacrament without the bishop having to be present. Does this mean I am not confirmed? 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. Think carefully about someone you know who meets the criteria above. 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). Can she not be confirmed if she doesn’t pass this test? Not to mention the huge percentage of paedophile priests who abuse children- all covered up by the Vatican. AS LONG AS THE SPONSER IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE CHURCH , AND FOLLOWS THE SAME SACRAMENTS THERE SHOULD BE NO ISSUES below) the time was extended to the seventh year. Furthermore, you can choose a sibling, uncle, aunt, godparent, grandparent, teacher, or another significant friend to serve as your confirmation sponsor. Previous to the establishment of the hierarchy, many Catholics in North America died without having received confirmation. St. Ambrose addressing the catechumens who had already been baptized and anointed, says: “Thou hast received the spiritual seal, the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding…. In my home, it is clear that Church comes first. Bishop Calderon of Santiago visited Florida in 1647 and confirmed 13,152 persons, including Indians and whites. Can an Anglican Catholic be a confirmation sponsor? I also forgot to add the actual signed contracts that both my 7 yr old and 13 yr old had to sign, read aloud and vow to partake! The Franciscans also maintained that the Holy Ghost was the author, but that He acted either through the Apostles or through the Church after the death of the Apostles. From both their practice and their teaching we learn that the Church made use of a rite distinct from baptism; that this consisted of imposition of hands, anointing, and accompanying words; that by this rite the Holy Ghost was conferred upon those already baptized, and a mark or seal impressed upon their souls; that, as a rule, in the West the minister was a bishop, whereas in the East he might be a simple priest. In the Gregorian Sacramentary no words at all are assigned to the anointing; but it is clear that the anointing must be taken in connection with the words belonging to the imposition of hands. They must, however, use chrism blessed by a patriarch. I myself would want to understand the meaning of it, but more than often it seems things become clearer with time. These passages suffice to show the doctrine and practice of the Church during the patristic age. Related Lessons. Frankly, I have become turned off by the church. My recommendation is to find a local Catholic Church you are comfortable with by attending mass and then contact their Adult Christian Formation leader. Eccl. And remember you are NOT the established church in this country and could be closed down at any given time. I understand him. VII, De Conf., C. iii). I am going to go through the process and im 36. do it. Martene). And the Council of Laodicea: “Those who have been converted from the heresies … are not to be received before they anathematize every heresy … and then after that, those who were called faithful among them, having learned the creeds of the faith, and having been anointed with the holy chrism, shall so communicate of the holy mystery” (can. This symbolically anoints thy forehead, and thy other senses; and the body indeed is anointed with visible ointment, but the soul is sanctified by the Holy and life-giving Spirit…. 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. Under certain circumstances, however, as, for instance, danger of death, or when the opportunity of receiving the sacrament is but rarely offered, even younger children may be confirmed. It was a unifying document that the Council of Hippo (AD393) would have ignored as common knowledge, so why bother insisting on it’s use? Catechism classes one day and time. (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“. The writers appeal to the Acts of the Apostles (e.g. (4) The teaching of the Schoolmen shows a marked advance upon that of the early Middle Ages. Confirmation (also known as Chrismation) Thank you! By the grace of God she came around spirituallly, mentally and acknowledge that she was doing wrong. Where is this being applied, with over 20 catechism classes. God the Father has sealed thee; Christ the Lord has confirmed thee; and the Spirit has given the pledge in thy heart, as thou hast learned from what is read in the Apostle” (De myst., c. vii, n. 42). I am married to a non-Catholic that has never been baptized. They speak thevtruth & Catholics cant stand the truth, hence persecutiin if Galileo,the Bible tranlators & printers etc while idolizing stupid rituals & “saint” icons. It is most often associated with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. sufficient maturity to fulfill their function; membership in the Catholic Church and having received all of the sacraments of initiation (. In the early ages of the Church, confirmation was part of the rite of initiation, and consequently was administered immediately after baptism. This messiah happened to be Jesus. xxv). For God first formed him and breathed into his face the breath of life. emails, letters, phone calls to the diocese for that church’s area. I consider it a privilege to have other adults helping me teach the Catholic faith to my children. THE CHURCH TEACHES. the catholic church is full of inconsistances. When the year comes that we actually receive the sacraments, Jesus and His disciples are called to bring our sons and daughters into a deep spiritual journey. This is the difficulty sometimes that we think that the people attending church should almost be perfect but actually quite often this is not the case and maybe some actually struggle more. Three strikes, you’re out is what they imply. Where is this sacrament found in Scripture? vii, art. Wow, no offense to the religion, but that is so contradictive. I am not entirely sure what the concern with joining a church at age 16 is, it is not a legal commitment and doesn’t require a financial obligation therefore doesn’t seem to be breaking any laws here. And then contribute financially! I sent all 6 of my children to a catholic school so they would get taught the sacraments and have good faith values in our society. But, like the Lutheran Churches, it retains “the Confirmation of children, by examining them of their knowledge in their articles of faith and joining thereto the prayers of the Church for them” (Homily on Common Prayer and Sacraments, p. 300). Bishop: This is our faith. The silence of Scripture need not surprise us, he says, “for the Apostles observed many things in the administration of the sacraments which are not handed down by the Scriptures” (S. My son, holy communion. “The confirmation of the newly baptized”, says Lingard (Anglo-Saxon Church, I, p. 296), “was made an important part of the bishop’s duty. PP., VI, p. 649). VII, can. The Eucharist As a result, the primary significance of Confirmation has to lie in what Go… Before the time of Tertullian the Fathers do not make any explicit mention of confirmation as distinct from baptism. You will definitely need to go to Reconciliation. Review, XXVIII, 23). The teachers there did a wonderful job of teaching Catholicism to all children receiving the sacraments. He goes to mass on Christmas and Easter. It is only from the Fathers and the Schoolmen that we can gather information on these heads. The ceremony is considered to be so well known to the faithful that no further description is necessary. lxxii). Is it now expected that they upon whom hands are laid, should speak with tongues? I don’t know abut you, but I am not willing to gamble with mine. The term here used (populi consummatio; cf. St. Hilary speaks of “the sacraments of baptism and of the Spirit“; and he says that “the favor and gift of the Holy Spirit were, when the work of the Law ceased, to be given by the imposition of hands and prayer” (In Matt., c. iv, c. xiv). Further, such expressions as “signing” and “sealing” may be taken as referring to the character impressed by the sacrament: “You were signed with the Holy Spirit of promise”; “Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption” (Eph., i, 13; iv, 30). Is this what it means to be in the faith? vii, a. just pointing that out. . I think they probably do. They prayed that the Ruach HaKodesh MIGHT be given to those who believed the wonders that were performed by Phillip. It does not arise between the minister of the sacrament and the sponsor nor between the sponsors themselves. Children were brought to him for confirmation from the secluded parts of the country; and he ministered to those who had been recently born again in Christ the grace of the Holy Spirit by the imposition of hands, `placing his hand on the head of each, and anointing them with the chrism which he had blessed (manum imponens super caput singulorum, linens unctione consecrate quam benedixerat; Beda, “Vita Cuth.”, c. xxix, xxxii in P.L., XCIV, Oper. What happens in a situation like this? 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. However, because working toward this exam might well be a very valuable part of the preparation for many of the candidates, it falls on you to let those running the program know that your daughter has these challenges. I am 15 years old girl who hasn’t confirmed in grade 8. I’m very disgusted about this. When they came to examine the doctrine underlying this practice they all admitted that it was a sacrament, though in the earlier writers the word sacrament had not yet acquired a distinct technical meaning. Nevertheless the Lutheran Churches retain some sort of confirmation to the present day. One of the key problems with our children being taught in the Catholic school system friend is predominantly that idiots that one might call Cival Liberarians have taken over the world with their policitically correct crap AND now we are forced to employ teachers of any faith in Catholic School System! As I understand it, if you are a Catholic who is not in a state of mortal sin, you can receive the Eucharist – confirmed or not. Then having to attend mass another time or day! And when Paul had imposed his hands on them, the Holy Ghost came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied”. On the other hand, its reception is obligatory (necessitate prwcepti) “for all those who are able to understand and fulfil the Commandments of God and of the Church This is especially true of those who suffer persecution on account of their religion or are exposed to grievous temptations against faith or are in danger of death. A. Theiner, Acta Genuina SS. And he said: In what then were you baptized? Like within the church. Just blessed. When, however, baptism came to be conferred by simple priests, the two ceremonies were separated in the Western Church. “Bishops are the successors of the apostles. St. Isidore is clearly in favor of a prayer: “We can receive the Holy Ghost, but we cannot give Him: that He may be given, we call upon God” (De Off. It is effect which complements and completes that of baptism. It’s the most consistent in almost every detail. It’s a permanent thing that is fully completed and doesn’t expire. How can I find out if I’ve ever been confirmed? I’ve heard so many people who have done this and are glad they did. My son refuses to do his confirmation with some stranger. Required fields are marked *. If you haven’t been in a while, there are often confessions before Mass – you could go then. Also, Confirmation in the Catholic Church is celebrated by a Bishop, who can trace his roots (for lack of better explanation), to the apostles. It’s never too late. Did your 2 pages of rant trouble you and you have fat fingers AND couldn’t tell a ‘u’ from an ‘I’. Many churches begin classes in Aug. or in the fall, so you are just in time! i forgot his name? How is the Catholic Church now any different from let’s say a neighbouring cult? Of course this refers only to the Western Church. ; this ceremony was performed by a bishop only, and could not be repeated. It enables a … Confirmation is a Sacrament in the Catholic Church in which the one who is confirmed (confirmandi) receives the gifts of the Holy Spirit through the imposition of hand and anointing with oils by the bishop. The words accompanying the imposition of hands were generally a prayer calling upon God to send down the Holy Ghost and confer upon the neophytes the seven gifts. Is it really fair? I ONLY GO TO GOD FOR CONFESSION OF MY SKNS. If you are not married, you will have to go to confession and discuss this situation with the priest. Where the opposite practice obtains, it should, according to a decree of the Sacred Congregation of the Council, February 16, 1884, be gradually done away with. Minister.—The bishop alone is the ordinary minister of confirmation. Lesson 11 - The Catholic Church Grade 3-5. 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? Catholics believe the Sacrament of Confirmation is the supernatural equivalent of the growth process on the natural level. 4. Does someone who is to be a Godparent need to be Catholic? Now it is clear that a man cannot advance to a perfect age unless he has first been born; in like manner, unless he has first been baptized he cannot receive the Sacrament of Confirmation” (Summ. You have to remember that several documents, epistles and Gospels alike did not make it past Hippo into what we call the New Testament. vii) held that it was instituted by the Holy Ghost through the instrumentality of the Apostles. For presbyters, though they be priests of the second rank (second priests), have not attained to the summit of the pontificate. c. 4) where he says that Christ instituted all the sacraments, though in different ways; “some by hinting at them and initiating them [insinuando et initiando], as confirmation and extreme unction”. It’s not marriage…. But she was blessed. The Eastern Church omits the imposition of hands and the prayer at the beginning, and accompanies the anointing with the words: “the sign or seal] of the gift of the Holy Ghost.” These several actions symbolize the nature and purpose of the sacrament: the anointing signifies the strength given for the spiritual conflict; the balsam contained in the chrism, the fragrance of virtue and the good odor of Christ; the sign of the cross on the forehead, the courage to confess Christ, before all men; the imposition of hands and the blow on the cheek, enrolment in the service of Christ which brings true peace to the soul. It is certain that the sacrament is validly and lawfully administered in the Church; but this does not solve the theological questions regarding its institution, matter, form, and minister. Cf. It is one of the three Sacraments of Initiation for Catholics. My sponsor was not Catholic when I was confirmed. I have 2 children 8 & 10. He’ll guide you through the process. I dont belong to any parish and attend many different churches, I dont take communion as I have not been confirmed and I would dearly love to be able to do so. The Annointing of the Sick. The Blessed Theodoret commenting on the first chapter of the Canticle of Canticles says: “Bring to thy recollection the holy rite of initiation, in which they who are perfected after the renunciation of the tyrant and the acknowledgment of the King, receive as a kind of royal seal the chrism of the spiritual unction as made partakers in that typical ointment of the invisible grace of the Holy Spirit” (P.G., LXXXI, 60). 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. Lucy, this may not be applicable every where. “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 gift of the Holy Ghost (In Sent., IV, dist. I have emailed the church but they will not reply to me. Follow your gut! We shall see, however, that this is capable of many different meanings. . If you are not ready then you dont have to get confirmed. But the definition that “all the sacraments were instituted by Christ” (Sess. Each day since baptisms is a day lived in thanksgiving for the redeming love and mercy of Jesus. Nor was it something specially conferred upon the Samaritans and Ephesians. Again, in the Epistle to the Hebrews (vi, 1-4) the writer reproaches those whom he addresses for falling back into their primitive imperfect knowledge of Christian truth; “whereas for the time you ought to be masters, you have need to be taught again what are the first elements of the words of God” (Heb., v, 12). The Church encourages us to consider our godparents as sponsors for confirmation. &/or Sun.) They have received the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders. When you stated, “In fact, the first example of Catholic Confirmation can be found in Acts 8:14-17.” As Peter the Lombard declares: Pontifex per impositionem manes confirmandosungitin fronte (IV Sent., dist. The Protestant Reformers, influenced by their rejection of all that could not be clearly proved from Scripture and by their doctrine of justification by faith only, refused to admit that confirmation was a sacrament (Luther, De Capt. 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