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Confirmation strengthens the bond between God and the person being confirmed. Through Confirmation, God deepens His commitment made at baptism by marking the person's soul permanently with grace. God empowers the person to live out their baptismal calling through the fullness of the Holy Spirit received in Confirmation. Confirmation is not about confirming one's choice to be Catholic, but rather it is about God the Holy Spirit confirming the person.

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Confirmation strengthens the bond between God and the person being confirmed. Through Confirmation, God deepens His commitment made at baptism by marking the person's soul permanently with grace. God empowers the person to live out their baptismal calling through the fullness of the Holy Spirit received in Confirmation. Confirmation is not about confirming one's choice to be Catholic, but rather it is about God the Holy Spirit confirming the person.

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So what is the Sacrament of Confirmation all about? Is it just a nice maturity ritual within the
Catholic Church? Is it simply your own adult decision to be Catholic? Is it your graduation
ceremony from religious education classes? No, it’s not any of these.

Like Baptism, Confirmation changes your soul. You receive a spiritual character on your soul.
And this marking becomes a permanent source of grace for you throughout eternity. It’s God’s
way of making a permanent commitment to you by deepening His covenant commitment made
to you at Baptism. In other words, at Baptism God said to you, “you are my son” “you are my
daughter.” And now that you have grown and matured in your faith God now says, I am
deepening my bond with you and empowering you to live out your baptismal calling to a greater
degree. God knows we need help to live out our baptismal dignity and calling. He knows we
cannot do it by ourselves. Therefore, He gives us the fullness of the Holy Spirit in Confirmation
so as to provide all we need to live as we are called. What a grace!

To understand this precious and life-changing gift from God, let’s begin with an understanding
of the promise of the Holy Spirit in the Scriptures as well as the institution of this sacrament in
those same Scriptures. Don’t skip this section! A good scriptural understanding of the Holy
Spirit will add much insight into the living out of your Christian faith by the power of the Holy
Spirit.

Confirmation can be confusing at times. Perhaps the name itself can be misleading. It is
thought, at times, that Confirmation is my opportunity to confirm my faith. Well, yes, you
certainly must do this as you receive this sacrament. But this does not get at the heart of
Confirmation. Confirmation is not so much about you confirming your choice to be Catholic
rather, it’s about God the Holy Spirit confirming you. It’s much more something that God does
to you and your eternal soul than something you do for God or even yourself.

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