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Confirmation is to baptism what growth is to generation. Now it is clear that a man cannot advance to a perfect age unless he has first been born; in like manner, unless he has first been baptized he cannot receive the Sacrament of Confirmation (ST III:72:6). ... Or when we imposed our hand upon these children, did each of...
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www.ourcatholicfaith.org/sacraments/confirmation.html
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The Form of the Sacrament of Confirmation: ... In the Eastern Catholic (and Eastern Orthodox) Churches, the three sacraments of initiation are administered at the same time to infants. Children are baptized, confirmed (or "chrismated"), and receive Communion (in the form of the Sacred Blood, the consecrated wine),
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Besides conferring a special grace to profess the faith, Confirmation imprints on the soul an indelible character, so that it can be received validly only once. The sacrament used to be received by children when they have reached the age of reason (about seven years) and before their First Holy Communion.
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www.circleofprayer.com/confirmation.html
www.circleofprayer.com/confirmation.html
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Confirmation is a Catholic sacrament of mature Christian commitment and a deepening of baptismal gifts. It is a Sacrament of Initiation for Catholics. ... "Confirmation: Sacrament of the Spirit" by Thomas Richstatter, O.F.M.
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As (gradually) whole families came to be baptised, children and babies with their parents, no distinction was made on grounds of age - all received baptism and "confirmation" and could immediately share in the sacrament of Communion.
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www.stpetersnottingham.org/theology/confirmation.htm
www.stpetersnottingham.org/theology/confirmation.htm
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For no less than fifteen verses does Jesus explain the meaning of what He had just told Nicodemus. ... When the Roman Catechism was published in 1566, the faithful were warned regarding the Sacrament of Confirmation, “There are found in the holy Church of God many by whom this sacrament is altogether omitted;
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ARTICLE 2 - THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION ... 1307 The Latin tradition gives "the age of discretion" as the reference point for receiving Confirmation. But in danger of death children should be confirmed even if they have not yet attained the age of discretion.[123]
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www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/confirm.html
www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/confirm.html
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Through the Sacrament of Confirmation we are sealed as who we are: children of God. ... In the Sacrament of Baptism, the Church formally acknowledges us as children of God and formally initiates us to further awaken in God who is love (1 John 4:8) In the Sacrament of Confirmation, the Holy Spirit seals or ratifies our Baptism.
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www.whiterobedmonks.org/confirm.html
www.whiterobedmonks.org/confirm.html
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If you have not yet received Confirmation resolve to prepare for this great sacrament most devoutly in the spirit of the apostles when they awaited the coming of the Holy Ghost. If you have been confirmed, resolve to make use of every opportunity in which you can prudently and effectively explain and defend your faith.
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www.friarsminor.org/children/religion25.html
www.friarsminor.org/children/religion25.html
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