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CHAPTER 4 THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION

CHAPTER 4 THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION. MEETING JESUS IN THE SACRAMENTS. Tuesday, February 17: QUICK WRITE.

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CHAPTER 4 THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION

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  1. CHAPTER 4THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION MEETING JESUS IN THE SACRAMENTS

  2. Tuesday, February 17: QUICK WRITE • If you have already been confirmed, who was your Confirmation sponsor? Why did you choose this person? If you haven’t already been confirmed or will not be confirmed, who do you think you will choose to be your sponsor? Why?

  3. Lesson Activities • Quick Write • Prayer • Introduction of Chapter 4: Lecture • Chapter 4 Inquiry

  4. The Gift of Speech Confirmation is the “sacrament of the Holy Spirit” The Holy Spirit is the source of holiness and love in the Church, and the bond of unity among all Christians

  5. Understanding the Sacrament of Confirmation We are “more perfectly bound to the Church and are endowed with the special strength of the Holy Spirit” Many times Jesus promised the outpouring of the Holy Spirit Pentecost: Birthday of the Church

  6. Origins of the Sacrament of Confirmation Laying on of hands—ancient gesture used in Confirmation that symbolizes the giving of the Father’s own Spirit to the recipient Anointing with perfumed oil (chrism) added later

  7. Chapter 4 Inquiry • Pg. 96 For Reflection • Pg. 102 For Review • Pg. 107 For Review • Pg. 111 For Review • Pg. 112 For Review and For Reflection • Pg. 114 Terms, People, Place • Email to mhernandez@stmonicafaculty.net • Subject heading: Chapter 4 Inquiry

  8. Wednesday, February 18: QUICK WRITE • If you have already been confirmed, who was your Confirmation sponsor? Why did you choose this person? If you haven’t already been confirmed or will not be confirmed, who do you think you will choose to be your sponsor? Why?

  9. Lesson Activities • Quick Write • Prayer • Chapter 3-Lecture • Individual Activity: Holy Spirit Collage

  10. Celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation The bishop blesses the Oil of Catechumens, the Oil of the Sick, and Chrism at an annual diocesan celebration The celebration of Confirmation ordinarily takes place at Mass in the presence of the Christian assembly.

  11. The bishop dips his right thumb in the chrism, then (with his thumb) makes the sign of the Cross on the forehead of the person, saying “N., be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit” The Rite of Confirmation

  12. Others Things about the Sacrament Every baptized person who is not yet confirmed can and should receive the Sacrament Adequate preparation and instruction is necessary The “original minister” of the Sacrament of Confirmation is a bishop

  13. Teachings about Confirmation The Council of Trent defended the sacramental character of Confirmation In the United States, the age of Confirmation ranges from the age of discretion (age seven) to age sixteen

  14. Two Traditions of the Sacrament Emerge • Confirmation and Baptism were a single celebration—“double sacrament” • As the numbers of Christians increased, the bishop could not attend all Baptisms • The Church in the West desired to maintain a connection to the bishop—a double anointing was begun • At Confirmation, the bishop confers the second anointing • The Church in the East celebrates Baptism and Confirmation as one single celebration

  15. Independent Activity: Collage • Task: Using Pages, you are to create a collage about how we can see the Holy Spirit at work in the way people act and treat one another. • Create a half- page collage for the following: • Spirit of Holiness • Spirit of Life • Spirit of Power • Spirit of Truth • Spirit of Forgiveness • Answer the following questions on the second-half of the page: • Why did you choose those images? • How do those images reflect their understanding of the Holy Spirit?

  16. Monday, February 23: QUICK WRITE • In your opinion, is it better to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation at the same time you receive the Sacrament of Baptism? Why or why not?

  17. Lesson Activities • Quick Write • Prayer • Ch. 3 Lecture • Research Activity: Christian Martyrs

  18. The Grace of Confirmation

  19. Confirmation completes Baptism and perfects Baptismal grace The Grace of Confirmation

  20. The Grace of Confirmation • Roots us more deeply in the divine filiation which makes us cry, “Abba, Father!” • Unites us more firmly to Christ • Increases the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in us • Renders our bond with the Church more perfect • Gives us a special strength of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the faith by word and action as true witnesses of Christ

  21. Confirmation Confers a New Character The “character” of Confirmation helps us to spread and defend the faith as witnesses of Christ and to never be ashamed of the Cross We see ourselves as God’s anointed.

  22. Sr. Thea Bowman A Catholic convert and African-American religious in the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration “I don’t make sense of suffering; I try to make sense of life”

  23. Research Activity: Christian Martyrs • Task: Complete the Research Activity Handout • Below is a list of martyrs you may choose from: • St. Fabian - St. Stanislus • St. Thomas More - St. Sebastian • Sts. Perpetua and Felicity - St. Hippolytus • St. Blasé - St. Januarius • St. Cornelius - Holy Innocents • St. Cecilia -St. Lucy • St. Maximilian Kolbe - St. Josaphat • St. Lawrence -St. Vincent • St. Peter Chanel - St. Maria Goretti • St. John Fisher - St. Cyprian

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