The Sacrament of Confirmation confirms or completes a person’s deep communion with God formalized in and through the sacrament of Baptism. Confirmation is to give strength in faith; and through the Sacrament of Confirmation and the gift of God’s Spirit a person deepens their baptismal commitment to witness to God’s presence and action in the world and to follow the example of Jesus, as proclaimed in the Gospels.

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From the earliest centuries, followers of Jesus confirmed the gift of baptism through a further anointing with blessed oil in the laying on of hands by the bishop and the practice is administered in this age by laying-on of hands and anointing with chrism accompanied by prayer. The chrism is blessed by the bishop and the bishop [or his delegate] administers the sacrament. All baptized persons can and should be confirmed. The effect of the Sacrament of Confirmation is to give strength in faith; and through the Sacrament of Confirmation and the gift of God’s Spirit a person deepens their baptismal commitment to witness to God’s presence and action in the world and to follow the example of Jesus, as proclaimed in the Gospels.

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Fr Anthony Kain has written an excellent piece about the meaning of the Sacrament of Confirmation and its relationship to the Sacraments of Initiation. You might like to read it here.

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You can find more information about the Sacrament of Confirmation here on the website of the United States Catholic Bishops.

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If you would like more information about celebrating these Sacraments please contact our Pastoral Associate – Joan Walsh – 0439 530 135  |  joan.walsh@lockleysparish.com

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