Confirmation Facts

What is the Sacrament of Confirmation?
Confirmation completes baptismal grace by strengthening the individual with power of the Holy Spirit, and enlivens the graces of the other sacraments (cf. Catechism, no. 1285).
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What is the biblical basis of the Sacrament of Confirmation?
What graces does it confer?
At what age should it be administered?
When can the faithful receive this sacrament?
Confirmation is a sacrament of Christian initiation with a strong biblical basis; it completes baptismal grace and strengthens the individual with the power of the Holy Spirit. For children in the Latin Rite dioceses of the United States, Confirmation is administered between the ages of seven and sixteen and should not be denied to those who are suitably disposed.
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Thoughts from Bishop Morlino
As our young people are prepared for Confirmation, the point should be made repeatedly that those who are already baptized are in fact called by Christ to receive the Holy Spirit unto strength in Confirmation. This call from Christ through Baptism is irrevocable. It would seem clear that the students should not be allowed to believe that this is a moment in fact to say no to the call of Christ. It is quite possible that this or that student may not believe that he or she is ready for this particular sacrament so that it would be postponed. This should always be done in pastoral discussion with the parish priest himself. But the call of Christ to be confirmed that comes with Baptism, that is Christ's choice of them through Baptism for the full life of the Church, is the choice that should be strongly emphasized as the choice far more important than their own particular choice. "It is not you who have chosen me - I have chosen you." (more...)