Confirmation Is A Rite Of Passage Essay

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I believe, Confirmation is the most important sacrament as well as rite of passage in the life of a Roman Catholic, for it is a time where a child becomes an adult of the Catholic religion and can make this fully conscious decision on their own. Confirmation is a Catholic sacrament of mature Christian commitment and a deepening of baptismal gifts. Like Baptism and Eucharist, it is a Sacrament of commencement for Catholics and a Sacrament of faith in God's loyalty to us. Confirmation is the instant when two things are confirmed. The aspirant confirms his/her conviction in Christ and takes full accountability for that faith and for relationship of the community of faith, which is called the "church". God, through the Bishop, confirms God's claim on the candidate's life. The instant for the individuals who are confirmed is a meaningful one since they take a further step into their ongoing faith. Confirmation aids in the preparing for the next rite of passage in the Roman Catholic faith, being marriage. It is a time …show more content…

Confirmation offers a chance to transform our lives. Without Confirmation it is anything but difficult to lose our direction completely. We realize that Jesus did not found any of the holy observances "only for entertainment only." Jesus organized every individual ceremony since He predicted, in His endless perceptiveness. He anticipated the perils to which our confidence would be uncovered. In these circumstances, the finesse of Confirmation goes to our guide and compellingly pushes back the urgings of stubbornness, and helps us to safeguard our feeling of qualities so that our confidence might triumph. Our way is composed in the methods for god and his unceasing judgment will come, which is the purpose behind our preparation. "Therefore let us leave the elementary

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