2006-12-21 05:15:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
IN the Catholic church, when you are confirmed it is the final initiation sacrament that most take. It is a welcoming into the church, a rebirth almost. We take on a saint name and reaffirm our baptism vows to reject Satan.
My saint name is RAphael.
2006-12-21 05:20:53 · answer #1 · answered by sister steph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you actually do depends on the denomination you are going into. However, generally confirmation is when you are considered to be a member of the religion of your choice. In the LDS faith, confirmation occurs after baptism and is when you are given a blessing to "recieve the Holy Ghost". It means that now that you are baptized you can (through living worthily)recieve the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. Your name is also taken and put on the records of the Church. At my confirmation into the LDS church I sat in a chair and at least 2 (I've forgotten exactly how many) worthy Priesthood holders put their hands upon my head and gave me a blessing. When it was over I stood up and they and others who attended my baptism shook my hand and welcomed me into the Church. Within the hour someone else asked me my full name and some other questions so he could fill out the form needed to formally put my name in the records of the Church.
However, I've not always been LDS. I converted at 19. Prior to then my Mother had me baptized as an infant into the Methodist church. When I was 11 or 12 their was great pressure to be confirmed, or as they called it change my record from that of a juvienile member of the church to a full adult member. There was a recent High School graduate who they asked to teach me and a couple of others in Sunday School - I don't know if that was supposed to be some sort of preparation or not. Then one Sunday (I didn't know this would happen), I and another girl were asked to come forward and the pastor asked us if we were ready to become full members of the church. The other girl readily said yes, and I didn't know (had honestly never given it much thought and was totally surprised by the question) but felt a lot of pressure to say yes, even though I wasn't sure. And that was it for the Methodist church.
I've heard Catholics have a much more organized (than the Methodists) way of doing the whole confirmation thing, and that it's a HUGE deal for them, with lots of study and you know what you're getting into before it's all over.
2006-12-21 13:38:55 · answer #2 · answered by Tonya in TX - Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In protestant churchs that baptise infants and children, confirmation is the time will youth or adults declare their faith in front of the congregation.
Usually there are classes that have been taken to prepare the person for this important step.
2006-12-21 13:26:55 · answer #3 · answered by sam00913 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This link goes to the section of the Catechism on Confirmation:
http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c1a2.htm
Since the Catechism is the Catholic church's official "guide to Catholicism", that means that link's the 'official explanation' :-)
2006-12-21 13:27:10 · answer #4 · answered by evolver 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Confirmation is basically a ceremony where you declare your faith in God. There is usually a cardinal or bishop presiding over the mass as opposed to a priest. There are classes you must take, and you need to have performed 3 other sacrements first: baptism, first communion, and penance. It is kind of like a renewal of your baptism vows.
2006-12-21 13:21:25 · answer #5 · answered by MLB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats only for the catholic church. U attend classes and the rest i'm not sure except that u celebrate it and it is recognized in the church.
2006-12-21 13:31:55 · answer #6 · answered by chica™ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋