What Does the Church Teach About Confirmation? (No Commentary, Just the Facts)
Regarding the Sacrament of Confirmation, the Catechism of the Catholic Church says , “ THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION 1285 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 [ cf. Roman Ritual, Rite of Confirmation (OC), Introduction 1 ]. 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" [ LG 11; Cf. OC, Introduction 2 ]. I. Confirmation in the Economy of Salvation 1286 In the Old Testament the prophets announced that the Spirit of the Lord would rest on the hoped-for Messiah for his saving mission [ cf. I...