THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION

Confirmation is the sacrament of maturity wherein the Holy Spirit is bestowed on the baptised to embolden them to preach the Gospel everywhere they are. The Catechism of the Catholic Church #1285 puts it thus: “Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. For "by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence, they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.””