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Confirmation CPD p4
Confirmation CPD p4
Baptism Confirmation
Communion
Or
Eucharist
In the
Sacrament of Eucharist,
the priest invokes the
Holy Spirit upon the gifts,
extends his hands
over the bread and wine
and prays that the Holy Spirit
change them into the
Body and Blood of Christ
so that we who receive them
may be changed
into that Body.
In Confirmation,
the priest or bishop
places his hand on the head
of each one to be confirmed
and prays
that the Holy Spirit
descend upon them.
You will hear this prayer:
"All powerful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, by water and
the Holy Spirit you freed your sons and daughters from sin and
gave them new life.
Send your Holy Spirit upon them to be their Helper and Guide.
Give them the spirit of wisdom and understanding,the spirit of
right judgment and courage, the spirit of knowledge and reverence.
Fill them with the spirit of wonder and awe in your presence"
(Rite of Confirmation, #25).
The Seven Sacraments
This prayer asks for the graces which we have come to call
the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.
The number seven is itself a symbol of completeness,
of boldness, of abundance.
When we say that there are seven sacraments,
we mean more than their number is one plus six.
Seven sacraments implies the abundance
of God’s love for us and
the all-sufficient nature of grace.
The words used in the rite are another symbol of Confirmation.
The words of the ceremony,
the readings from Scripture,
the homily,
the invitation of the presider,
the prayer for the sevenfold Spirit:
By the power of the Holy Spirit give to this water the grace
of your Son, so that in the sacrament of baptism all those
whom you have created in your likeness may be cleansed
from sin and rise to a new birth of innocence by water and
the Holy Spirit.
At Confirmation, we learn what this new life in the Spirit
implies:
Fill them with the spirit of wonder and awe in your presence.
Reminders
This prayer names the “seven gifts” of the Holy
Spirit.
The Prophet Isaiah taught that the seven gifts would be
the sign of the Messiah, the one anointed by the Holy Spirit.
- General Intercessions
- Recessional Song
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