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| A sacrament is an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace. |
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| How many sacraments are there? |
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| There are 7 sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Matrimony, and Holy Orders. |
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| Confirmation is a sacrament in which the Holy Spirit comes to us in a special way to make us strong and perfect christians and witnesses of Jesus Christ. |
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| Grace is a supernatural gift of God bestowed on us through the merits of Jesus Christ for our salvation. |
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| Who is the Ordinary Minister of Confirmation? |
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| The Bishop is the Ordinary minister of Confirmation. |
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| How does the Bishop give Confirmation? |
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| The Bishop extends his hands over those to be confirmed; prays that the Holy Spirit may descend upon them and anoints the forehead of each with Holy Chrism. |
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| What does the Bishop say in anointing the person he confirms? |
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| The Bishop says, "Be sealed with the Holy Spirit." Respond: Amen. |
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| Holy Chrism is a mixture of olive oil and balm blessed by the Bishop on Holy Thursday or any other day during Holy Week. |
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| What does anointing the forehead of each with Chrism in the form of a cross mean? |
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| By anointing the forehead of each with Chrism in the form of a cross means that the person being confirmed must openly profess and practice their faith, never be ashamed of it, and rather die than deny it. |
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| What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit? |
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| The gifts of the Holy Spirit are seven: Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord. |
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| What are the fruits of the Holy Spirit? |
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| The fruits of the Holy spirit are twelve: Charity, Joy, Peace, Benignity (kindness), Goodness, Long-Suffering, Mildness, Faith, Modesty, Continence, and Chastity. |
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| What are the effects of Confirmation? |
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| Confirmation increases sanctifying grace, gives special sacramental grace and imprints a lasting character on the soul. |
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| How many times can you receive Confirmation? |
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| I can receive Confirmation once because it imprints a lasting character on the soul. |
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| What other sacraments can be received only once? |
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| Baptism and Holy Orders can be received only once. |
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| What is the character of Confirmation or mark that it imprints on the soul? |
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| The character of Confirmation is a spiritual and indelible sign that marks the Christian a soldier in the army of Christ. |
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| What is necessary to receive Confirmation worthily? |
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| To receive Confirmation worthily it is necessary to be in a state of grace and know well the chief truths and duties of our religion. |
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| What are the outward signs of the sacrament of Confirmation? |
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| The outward signs of Confirmation are the extending of hands, the anointing with Chrism, and saying the words. |
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| The Holy Spirit is God and the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity. |
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| Who are the other Persons of the Blessed Trinity? |
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| The other two Persons are God the Father and God the Son. |
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| How did the Holy Spirit appear to the Apostles or what were the outward signs for the Apostles on Pentecost? |
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| The Holy Spirit appeared in the form of tongues of fire and strong wind. |
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| When is the feast of the Holy Spirit? |
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| The feast of the Holy Spirit is Pentecost, which is fifty days after Easter. |
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| The Apostle were twelve men chosen by God to be His priests and help establish His Church. |
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| Where were the Apostles when the Holy Spirit came upon them? |
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| The Apostles were in the upper room or cenacle. |
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| When did the Holy Spirit first come to me? |
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| The Holy Spirits first came to me at Baptism. |
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| How long will the Holy Spirit stay with the Church? |
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| The Holy Spirit stay with the Church forever. |
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| How did you become a Christian? |
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| I became a Christian through the sacrament of Baptism. |
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| Baptism is the sacrament that takes away original sin and gives our souls the life of grace by which we become children of God. |
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| Why weren't you in a state of grace when you received the Sacrament of Baptism? |
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| I wasn't in a state of grace because I had original sin on my soul. |
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| From whom did we get original sin? |
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| We got original sin from our first parents, Adam and Eve. |
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| How many kinds of grace are there? |
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| There are two kinds of grace: sanctifying grace and actual grace. |
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| What is sanctifying grace? |
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| Sanctifying grace is that grace which confers on our souls a new life that is a sharing in the life of God himself. |
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| What are the chief effects of sanctifying grace? |
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The chief effects of sanctifying grace are:
1. It makes us holy and pleasing to God.
2. It makes us adopted children of God.
3. It makes us temples of the Holy Spirit.
4. It gives us the right to heaven. |
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| Actual grace is the supernatural help of God that enlightens our minds and strengthens our wills to do good and avoid evil. |
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