CLVE

• Laying of Hands


  Origin of Sacrament of Confirmation based on the actions as the apostles
• Anointing of Chrism


  Together with the laying of hands, the sacrament of Confirmation is conferred by the symbolic act of anointing of chrism
• Renewal of Baptismal Promises


  The confirmands, who are now considered mature enough by the Church, reconstitute the same vows that their parents and godparents said for them in Baptism
• Homily or Instruction


  The bishop explains the readings and leads the confirmands and the whole assembly into a deeper understanding of the meaning of the sacrament and their missions
• Presentation of Candidates


  The confirmands are presented to the entire community to publicly acknowledge their readiness and willingness to carry on the threefold mission
• Confirmation


  It is seen as the sealing of the covenant created in baptism
• St. John Paul: 'He teaches us that to become effective witness to the love of God in Christ, we need to become "Church of the Poor"'
• Hope


  The power by which one firmly and constantly longs for what one's placed on earth to do
• Active Life of Faith


  As true soldiers of Christ, we need to live out our confirmation by developing a/an active life of faith
• Die to Oneself


  To become an effective witness to Christ and faith we must willing to die to oneself
• Christian Charity


  It is a love that works for justice and peace in our society
• Jesus Christ


  He is the light of the world and the only source of salvation amidst the darkness of sin
• Understanding


  It helps us to penetrate the mysteries of salvation
• Wonder and Awe


  It is the beginning of wisdom which lead us to lovingly surrender and dedicate our lives to God
• Charity


  It is a love that brings healing to the poor and marginalized, and actively works for peace and justice in our society
• St. Paul: 'He said that: "The one who gives us security with you in Christ and who anointed us is God; He also put his seal upon us and given the spirit in our hearts as a first installment'
• Metonoia


  It a sincere change of heart and a conversion or turning away from our old selfish ways
• Faith


  It is a theological virtue by which we praise and wordship God
• Kindness


  It stems from authentic love because it inclines a person to give others without counting the cost
• Love


  A virtue that empowers us to accept our neighbor unconditionally and sincerely as we accept ourselves
• Service


  It is the gift to recognize unmet needs in the church family, and takethe initiative to provide practical assistance quickly, cheerfully, and without a need for recognition from others
• Preaching


  It is the gift to publicly communicate God's word in an inspired way that convinces unbelievers and both challenges and comforts believers to persuasively declare God's will
• Pastoring


  It is a gift to care for the spiritual needs of believers and equip them for ministry to nurture a small group in spiritual growth and assume responsibility for their welfare
• Miracles


  It is the gift to pray in faith specifically for God's supernatural intervention into an impossible situation
• Mercy


  It is the gift to detect hurt and empathize with those who are suffering in the church family and provide compassionate and cheerful support to those experiencing distress and pain
• Knowledge


  It is the gift to discover, collect, analyze, and organize information that is vital to individual believers or the entire church family to provide positive decision making
• Encouragement


  It is the gift to motivate God's people to apply and act on biblical principles, especially when they are discouraged or wavering in their faith
• Evangelism


  It is the gift to communicate the good news of Jesus Christ to unbelievers in a positive way
• Discernment


  It is the gift to distinguish right from wrong and to give immediate evaluation on God's word
• Apostleship


  It is the gift to start new churches and oversee their development
• Faith, Hope and Love


  The faith, hope, and love are called to be theological because they have their foundation in God, they are directly related to God and they can reach God's directly
• Confirmation


  The main effect of confirmation is to strengthen and confirm the presence of the Holy Spirit, strengthening and deepening of baptismal grace enable us to develop our mission and empowering us to respond to the call to become public witness of the faith
• Confirmation


  What happens at a confirmation ceremony is the Christians received a spiritual seal and our soul is marked with the holy spirit and his strength
• Confirmation


  In confirmation, we receive a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit which help us to spread and defend the faith, to witnesses of the faith in words and deeds and to be a soldier of Christ and witnesses of the faith in words and deeds
• Faith


  We can become witness of faith by witnessing to the father's kingdom during our present secular age, Jesus Christ's as the unique savior of humankind and by witnessing to the holy spirit in us, which empowers us to be free from slavery of sin
• Right Judgment


  It is given us the readiness of will choose what is morally right even if it is the hardest choice
• Spiritual Life


  This is the union of the spirit of man with the spirit of God that brings fellowship with God and eternal life
• Spiritual Death


  This is the separation of the spirit from God, or alienation from the life of God
• Physical Life


  This is the union of the spirit of man with his body
• Physical Death


  This is the separation of the soul form the body which results in the destruction of frame