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Catholicism question: What are the symbols of confirmation? Name, laying on of hands, anointing with oil, to be signed with the cross, the gift of peace, the Holy Spirit, & renewal of baptismal promises ... Discuss the question "What are the symbols of confirmation?"
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there are the cross, chrism oil, water and light
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Symbols of Confirmation. In many Christian denominations, Confirmation is the ceremony or ritual during which children publicly announce their personal decision to follow God. Baptism at or shortly after birth is viewed... ... Confirmation symbols are the rites that are performed during the confirmation ritual.
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The bishop alone is the ordinary minister of confirmation. This is expressly declared by the Council of Trent (Sess. VII, De Conf., C. iii). A bishop confirms validly even those who are not his own subjects;
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Thomas Aquinas - Summa Theologica - On Confirmation ... What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit received at Confirmation? - Anthony Messenger Press ... "Confirmation: Seven Symbols in One Sacrament" - by Thomas Richstatter, O.F.M.
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Confirmation is a Catholic sacrament of mature Christian commitment and a deepening of baptismal gifts. Like Baptism and Eucharist, it is a Sacrament of Initiation for Catholics and a Sacrament of faith in God's fidelity to us. ... "Confirmation: Seven Symbols in One Sacrament" by Thomas Richstatter, O.F.M.
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The historical origins of the symbols of Confirmation are many and diverse. One source of the rituals for the Sacrament of Confirmation can be found in the bathing customs of the Roman Empire. After a bath, Romans applied bath oil.
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Confirmation III 2005 Lesson 1 ... Sacraments' Signs & Symbols ... During confirmation, we receive gifts of the Holy Spirit such as courage, fear and piety represented by the chrism anointed on our foreheads. Chrism is also therefore used to remind us of the gifts to help us go through this leg of suffering or this final...
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Helps young people appreciate the value of Confirmation in their own spiritual lives and explores the role of Confirmation in the life of the Christian community. Richstatter explains the seven symbols of Confirmation: community, Baptism, anointing, touch, words, minister and Eucharist.
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