Confirmation

• one of the three sacraments of initiation.

  Confirmation
• is known as Christmation by the Eastern Catholic churches in communion Rome.

  Confirmation
• Confirmation is a Sacrament (Holy Mystery)
• Confirmation as a sacrament it communicates and reveals communion with God and his grace.
• completes the baptismal grace

  Confirmation
• The Confirmed person is compelled to witness the Christian faith with conviction by word and deeds.
• Confirmation has a Messianic (salvific) character.
• promised to send his Spirit.

  Christ
• To help us continue the mission of our Lord
• To strengthen our baptismal faith
• To guide us toward the truth
• Confirmation is not something one does in order to graduate.
• Confirmation is not something one does just to get married in the Catholic Church.
• Confirmation cannot be reduced to a rite of passage.
• Confirmation is not a cultural celebration or party.
• Like Christ, we are anointed (chosen)
• Eastern Catholics use the word Chrismation instead of confirmation to highlight this important aspect.
• The sacrament is celebrated through the anointing with chrism on the forehead.
• How is the Confirmation celebrated in the East?

  Confirmation is celebrated after baptism.
• How is the Confirmation celebrated in the East?

  In the East confirmation is known as Chrismation
• How is Confirmation celebrated in the West?

  In the West confirmation is delayed to a later date.
• How is Confirmation celebrated in the West?

  In the west Confirmation does not follow baptism ( only in some exceptions).