If Sacraments are celebrations, what does Confirmation celebrate?

If Sacraments are celebrations, what does Confirmation celebrate?

Confirmation is one of the three Sacraments of Initiation. These sacraments (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) welcome a person into the community of believers in Jesus Christ (the Church). They begin a life long journey of faith for that person.

Often called the Sacrament of the Holy Spirit, Confirmation strengthens and celebrates the presence of the Spirit in your life. Your Baptism is confirmed and the presence of the Spirit is intensified in you. In other words, you have already received the Holy Spirit in Baptism. Confirmation renews the Spirit’s presence so that you can live out your baptismal call to share God’s life with others in your own unique way.

The Sacrament of Confirmation celebrates your willingness and desire to continue to grow in your faith, to continue to make time to explore and learn what it means to live as a person of faith. You are called to love God, yourself and others. You have been given the light of Jesus revealed in Scripture and celebrated at Baptism. Through your commitment to being part of a Catholic community and active in your faith, you can deepen your faith, discover your gifts and how to use them in this world, deepen your awareness of the Holy Spirit working in your life and tap into the power that is available to you. It is a life-long process to grow into your personhood, but Confirmation sets you on a Catholic Christian path.

As you grow toward adulthood, you become more aware of yourself as a one-of-a-kind individual. Confirmation affirms the fact that you are an important, Spirit-filled member of the Church community. By using the Spirit’s presence to be your best self, the person God has created you to be (which, by the way, is what holiness is), you can help make the world a better place by building God’s kingdom on earth. You cannot do this alone; you need the power of God’s Spirit to help you.