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Confirmation

Confirmation is one of the three sacraments
that fully initiates one into the Catholic Christian Church (along with the sacraments of  Baptism and Holy Communion).  The purpose of the sacrament of Confirmation is to strengthen the individual in the Holy Spirit, empowering him or her to act more strongly as a witness to Christ's Gospel.

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"When the day of Pentecost came it found them gathered in one place... 

Tongues of fire appeared, which parted and came to rest on each of them. All were filled with the Holy Spirit”. (Acts 2:1-4)

Interested in Youth Confirmation?

Catechism of the Catholic Church on Confirmation
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p2s2c1a2.htm

USCCB on Confirmation
http://www.usccb.org/about/justice-peace-and-human-development/upload/Confirmation-handout.pdf


​Signs and Symbols of Confirmation
http://www.dioceseofkerry.ie/media/uploads/Confirmation%20Symbols(1).pdf

Want to know more about the Saints?  (Choosing a Saints name is a Confirmation tradition)
http://www.catholic.org/saints/​
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Sacraments 101: Confirmation      Fr. Robert Barron on Confirmation      Fr. Robert Barron on the Holy Spirit
Images:
Holy Spirit:  en.wikipedia.org
Apostles:    en.wikipedia.org
Videos:
Sacraments 101: www.bustedhalo.com
Robert Barron: Confirmation/Holy Spirit: www.wordonfire.org