Accourding to jenseel The Confirmation is said to be a time where a catholic confirms

their beliefs. Through this sacrament, a person becomes a spiritual adolescent; that is,
they mature in the way they communicate with God and in conveying his message.
Confirmation involves receiving the gifts of the Holy Spirit. In a way, it is a reenactment
of when the Holy Spirit came down on the apostles and gave them strength to teach as
Jesus did. I remember distinctively preparing for my confirmation. Besides reading up
on how confirmation came about and what it all exactly means, I was required to
perform a certain amount of community service before the date of my confirmation. I
never understood why it was required until after my confirmation — if I didn t perform
that community service, I wouldn t have fully understood the gifts I had received. The
whole preparation time before the mass brought me knowledge, the studying of the Holy
Spirit brought me understanding, helping the elderly brought me counsel, and so on. A
sponsor is required for someone wanting to be confirmed. The sponsor s role is essential
to confirmation. The sponsor takes the role of Jesus, if we were back during the original
Pentecost. To be confirmed requires a lot of guidance, so a relative or close friend is
chosen to help prepare. The sponsor is present at the ceremony to deliver the one being
confirmed just as Jesus delivered the apostles to the Holy Spirit. I had chosen my cousin
as my sponsor and we have developed a close relationship ever since then.

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