Confirmation

Confirmation is a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit like that of Pentecost. This outpouring impresses on the soul an indelible character and produces a growth in the grace of Baptism. It roots the recipient more deeply in divine sonship, binds him more firmly to Christ and to the Church and reinvigorates the gifts of the Holy Spirit in his soul. It gives a special strength to witness to the Christian faith.” — From the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church #268

Among the many misconceptions about the Sacrament of Confirmation, the greatest is to see it as a “graduation” from religious education and the definitive onset of Christian adulthood. Formation as a disciple and student of Jesus never ends. Moreover, Sacraments give us the grace required to grow in Christian maturity.