Chapter+9+--+Confirmation

Good. Make the color, size of font of the topics different so that this is easier to read. Presence of, growth in the Holy Spirit- the sacrament of confirmation emphasizes the full presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. In celebrating the sacrament the presider says that the newly confirmed person will receive the gift of the holy spirit. Connected to which sacrament?- Confirmation is connected to Baptism, many members of the early Church did not consider confirmation as a sacrament separate from Baptism. Originally intended as “rite of passage?”- Confirmation is one of the Sacraments of Initiation, through confirmation a person journeys into a deeper sharing in the gifts given by Christ to the Church. Confirmation confirms the presence of the baptismal gifts and calls us to live a Christina life in a responsible manner.

First time we receive the Holy Spirit? The first time we receive the Holy Spirit is in Baptism. Through confirmation the Church pays special attention to these gifts of the Spirit and prays that we might enter more fully into a living unity with the Spirit. The emphasis on the gift of the Spirit coming to us at confirmation reminds us that the Spirit works in different times and that all our human activities continually depend upon the activity of the Spirit in our lives.

Importance of social justice in the teachings of the Church The Church must speak out against all social injustice and work toward justice on the social level. We are social-minded people, called to live together in society and to grow and enable others to grow through our society. Even of the level of social justice, the Church must recognize this ministry to seek justice as a "constitutive element" of its mission.