The sacrament of confirmation completes
the sacrament of baptism. If baptism is
the sacrament of re-birth to a new and
supernatural life, confir- mation is the
sacrament of maturity and coming of age.
The real confession of Christ consist in
this 'that the whole man submits himself
to Truth, in the judgment of his
understanding, in the submission of his
will and in the consecration of his whole
power of love . . . To do this,
poor-spirited man is only able when he
has been confirmed by God's grace' .This
confirmation in the power of the Holy
Spirit leading to a firm profession of
faith has always been the particular
effect which Catholic tradition has
ascribed to the sacrament. It is effect
which complements and completes that of
baptism(ww.catholic.org).
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